ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146419
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 20-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: | Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Operator: | Rgd. Smith & Murdock LLC |
| Registration: | N6861K |
| C/n / msn: | 506B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Townsend Ranch field, Okanogan, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft, a Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat, N6861K, was destroyed upon impact with power lines and terrain while spraying a canola field off Cameron Lake Road about a mile east of Okanogan, Washington.
The sole pilot onboard the aircraft was airlifted to a Spokane hospital with serious injuries.
Sources:
http://www.capitalpress.com/print/AP-WA-Crop-duster-crash-062012
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jun/20/ephrata-man-injured-in-okanogan-plane-crash/
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n120620a.shtml
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6861K
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2012 09:12 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jun-2012 09:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 21-Jun-2012 09:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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