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| Date: | Friday 30 January 1981 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Tri-City Heli |
| Registration: | N4779Y |
| MSN: | 25-4546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Basin City, Wa |
| Local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
PLT OBSERVING FERTILIZER GATE OPERATION. ALFALFA CROP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2020 10:16 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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