Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc G-164B accident near Moville, IA
On August 11, 2004, an Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc G-164B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moville, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 11, 2004
- Place
- Moville, IA
- Aircraft
- Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc G-164B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.466°N, 95.953°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040812X01211
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 2004, about 1142 central daylight time, an Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc., G-164B, N48424, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with a tree and terrain during an aerial application maneuver near Moville, Iowa. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight departed from the Cherokee Municipal Airport (CKP), near Cherokee, Iowa, about 0930. The airplane received fuel at CKP and departed for a local aerial application flight about 0930. The airplane had about two hours of fuel onboard. Previous flights returned in about an hour and a half. The fixed base operator at CKP and aerial application load personnel became concerned when the airplane did not return as expected. A pilot at the fixed base operator departed to look for the airplane. The airplane's accident location was found and was radioed to the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's report had a statement from a witness in the area that saw the airplane spraying approximately 1110 - 1115. No witness of the accident was found. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate for single engine land airplanes. The operator's accident report showed that he had accumulated about 1,500 hours of total flight time. That report showed that he accumulated about 80 hours of flight time in the last 90 days. On his most recent application for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical cer
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were low altitude flying and the tree.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
