Wirestrike Accident Moravan Z-137 Agro Turbo OM-NRK, Friday 8 July 2011
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Date:Friday 8 July 2011
Time:05:35
Type:Moravan Z-137 Agro Turbo
Owner/operator:Aero Slovakia
Registration: OM-NRK
MSN: 049
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Zemplinske Jastrabie -   Slovakia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:operating area of Novosad
Destination airport:operating area of Novosad
Investigating agency: LNVU
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Zlin Z-137Agro Turbo crashed near Zemplinske Jastrabie. Plane hit electricity wires and crashed into trees. The pilot was killed.

Cause of air accident
• entrapment of high tension cables by the left winglet in the left descending turn, followed by the break-off of this winglet with adjacent part of the wing
• the pilot´s blinding could have contributed to the occurrence of the air accident.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: LNVU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://dolnyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk/c/5969645/pilot-neprezil-pad-praskovacieho-lietadla.html

https://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2011-7/8/145290.jpg (photo)
https://www.mindop.sk/ministry-5191/transport/aviaton-and-maritime-investigastion-5238/publications/final-report/2011/ska2011006-08-07-2011-om-nrk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jul-2011 01:19 wibault Added
09-Jul-2011 01:48 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Jul-2011 04:44 pepe Updated [Narrative, ]
01-Aug-2020 11:34 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
01-Aug-2020 11:35 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]

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