Accident Air Tractor AT-301 N43945, Monday 16 January 1978
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Date:Monday 16 January 1978
Time:19:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT3P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Air Tractor AT-301
Owner/operator:Visco Flying C
Registration: N43945
MSN: 0023
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1340
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Imperial, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
L WG HIT TELEPHONE POLE.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX78DUM13
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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07-Aug-2018 17:42 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, ]

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