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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1984 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Curtis Kenneth Sande |
| Registration: | N5183N |
| MSN: | 75-5603 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2025 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalispell, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kalispell, MT (FCA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A TURN TO FINAL ON A NORMAL AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. HE WAS APRX 15 FT AGL AT 65 MPH WHEN THE A/C STRUCK A BIRD (PRESUMED TO BE A RED TAILED HAWK). THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT BROKE THE PLEXIGLASS CANOPY AND TEMPORARILY DISTRACTED THE PILOT. A SPLIT SECOND LATER THE ACFT CONTACTED THE SOFT DIRT, THE NOSE DUG IN AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40668
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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