19890913034869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Mendota, CA · September 13, 1989

Date
September 13, 1989 · 08:50 local
Place
Mendota, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RQNG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8578S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DVA10
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,220 total848 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Mushed into ground in a highway median while maneuvering for a spray run. Stall warning wires not connected.

As the FAA filed it

MUSHED INTO GROUND IN A HIGHWAY MEDIAN WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAY RUN. STALL WARNING WIRES NOT CONNECTED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8578S · 1

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