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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman ACF G-164B · Alexandria, LA · July 22, 2010

Date
July 22, 2010 · 16:00 local
Place
Alexandria, LA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
V3FG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6772Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA426
Reported as
Grumman ACF G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total7,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During spray operations pilot experienced reduced engine performance and landed in a soft terrain rice feild. Airplane main gear sunk in mud and airplane flipped over on its nose.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS PILOT EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND LANDED IN A SOFT TERRAIN RICE FEILD. AIRPLANE MAIN GEAR SUNK IN MUD AND AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.