ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 388
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 2000 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna T188C/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-JRL |
| MSN: | 188-03931T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km W of Bowen, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bowen Airspray Strip, QLD |
| Bowen Airspray Strip, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was conducting the first spray run for the day when the aircraft collided with three high tension power lines. One wire was severed by the windscreen mounted wire cutter, but the two remaining wires ran over the cockpit and severed the top of the vertical stabiliser. These actions slowed the aircraft significantly, causing it to descend into the crop. The pilot was fatally injured.
It was reported that the pilot did not conduct an examination of the area to be sprayed prior to commencing the first spray run.
The ATSB did not conduct an on-site investigation into this accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2000/aair/aair200004186.aspx
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/8.html
Media:
Wreckage of Cessna T188C VH-JRL at Toowoomba, Queensland (TWB/YTWB) 10 December 2006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-May-2014 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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