MEMPHIS, MO, USA
N6608Q
GRUMMAN G164B
THE AERIAL APPLICATION ACFT WAS EN ROUTE TO SEED A WHEAT FIELD WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PLT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A BLACKTOP ROAD. THE ROAD WAS THE BEST AVAILABLE, BUT WAS NOT ADEQUATE AND ACFT FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION INDICATED POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE SHORTED AGAINST METAL BATTERY CASE. THE CABLE BURNED AND BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY MELTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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