ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145796
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 2012 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7306C |
| MSN: | 301-0606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4087 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne Wells, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne Wells, CO |
| Cheyenne Wells, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the departure roll from a dirt airstrip, the airplane encountered wind shear. The pilot was unable to get the airplane off the ground, and the airplane hit a fence post when it overran the end of the airstrip. The right wing was substantially damaged during the impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120501X70035&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7306C&x=0&y=0
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2012 20:39 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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