PLOVER, WI, USA
N8495
Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FARM MACHINERY SHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWERPLANT OR CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 87 DEGREES (F), WITH A CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 2944 FEET. THE PILOT STATED THAT AN ENE WIND OFF A RIDGE JUST EAST OF THE FLIGHT PATH CREATED TURBULENCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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