ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146737
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Maybee Air LLC |
| Registration: | N6846Q |
| MSN: | 1722 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4413 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In Randolph County, near Darkville, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Moberly, MO (kmby) |
| Moberly, MO (kmby) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aerial application airplane was observed impacting a tree along the edge of the field being sprayed. Clean, freshly cut branches were noticed in the tree and freshly broken tree branch fragments were located along the impact trail. Examination of the airframe, engine and propeller did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a tree line at the completion of an agricultural spray run.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2012 12:14 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jul-2012 13:55 | bond | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jul-2012 22:01 | amid4 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Jul-2012 09:22 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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