Date:	Saturday 19 May 1990
Time:	11:30
Type:	Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator:	K&K Aircraft
Registration:	N1FN
MSN:	11685
Year of manufacture:	1943
Total airframe hrs:	34906 hours
Engine model:	Wright R-1820
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Capon Bridge, WV -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV (MRB/KMRB)
Destination airport:	Winchester Municipal Airport, VA (WGO/KOKV)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The DC-3 collided with power lines during a swath run, climbed gradually, entering a steep nose high attitude. The aircraft stalled and crashed from a height of 1200 feet agl.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of the DC-3, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the power lines. Factors related to the accident were: the obstruction (transmission wires), and the lack of visual cues for the pilots."

ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#86)
NTSB
Scramble Vol.12, nr.03

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