ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330039
| Date: | Tuesday 20 November 1973 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Government of Kenya |
| Registration: | 5Y-AMG |
| MSN: | 601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1025 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Debre Markos -
 Ethiopia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Debre Markos Airport (DBM/HADM) |
| Debre Markos Airport (DBM/HADM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft took off from Addis Ababa at 07:50 hours and landed at Debre Markos at 08:50 hours. After a ground time of about 4 hours the aircraft took off with 415 l (110 us gal) of fuel and 265 l (70 us gal) of insecticide on board for a crop pest control spraying operation near Dejen, about 75 km south-east of Debre Markos. The pilot stated that after 1 hours of spraying a gradual drop of fuel pressure occurred on the right engine, followed by momentary surging. A power loss was noticed and the aircraft started to sink rapidly. The pilot made a left turn in an attempt to reach a clear area and made a forced landing in an open crop plantation.
After rolling for about 200 m the aircraft ran into a ditch and the nose and left main landing gears were broken. The aircraft then skidded about 20 m before coming to a stop. The reason the aircraft lost height on one engine was that it was 960 lbs overweight.
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