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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1996 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Avag, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3626D |
| MSN: | 717B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8903 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-15G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corning, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was seeding a field and began over the east side working his way toward the west. During his last pass, he made a left descending turn to fly beneath wires. The pilot suspected that turbulence raised the airplane's right wing and it collided with a wire. The airplane crashed into the field and came to rest upside down. The wind was from the north, between 2 and 5 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot misjudged the airplane's clearance from wires he was flying beneath. A contributing factor was the presence of light turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA214
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1994 | N3626D | Same As Registered Owner | 0 | Ligurta, AZ | |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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