Mon, Aug 16, 2004
Crop duster down on Wednesday in Iowa, impacted trees while
working a field
The pilot of an Ag-Cat G-164B (file photo, below) that crashed
after impacting trees in a field near Moville (IA) has been
identified as Alan Foster, 44, of Adel (IA). The crash took place
on Wednesday just before noon, as the pilot was working a field.
The aircraft, N48424, was completely destroyed and the pilot was
dead at the scene.
According authorities, the pilot was spraying soybeans at a farm
owned by a Mr. Brian Ashley when it impacted trees and crashed.
Conditions were VFR when the aircraft departed Husband Field
Airport near Dallas Center (IA).
The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the
Federal Aviation Administration and the Woodbury County Sheriff's
office.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 48424
Make/Model: G164 Description: G-164
Ag-Cat, Super Ag-Cat
Date: 08/11/2004 Time: 1642
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City:
MOVILLE
State: IA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER UNKNOWN
CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE
PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE ACFT WAS
DESTROYED, MOVILLE, IA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
1
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR 1652Z 31008KT 10SM FEW023 BKN036 OVC070 15/09
A3017
OTHER DATA
Activity: Aerial Application
Phase: Unknown Operation: General
Aviation
Departed:
UNK
Dep Date: Dep.
Time:
Destination:
UNK
Flt Plan: NONE Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: NONE
Last Clearance: NONE
FAA FSDO: DES MOINES, IA
(CE01)
Entry date: 08/12/2004
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