ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131920
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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1993 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620 |
| Owner/operator: | Hendrickson Flying Service |
| Registration: | N4605P |
| MSN: | 1507 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3906 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-ANI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mendota, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD MADE TWO PASSES MANEUVERING UNDER POWERLINES ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION APPLYING CHEMICALS TO A FIELD. AS THE PILOT BEGAN MAKING HIS THIRD PASS, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE POWERLINES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND, SKIDDED, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 120 YARDS FROM THE POWERLINES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FOM POWERLINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANUEVER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93DEE05
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1988 | N4605P | Gulf Flying Service | 0 | Dekalb, IL | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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