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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 1990 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B-A1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SHM |
| MSN: | 18802903T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pine Ridge, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | YQDI |
| YQDI | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in an aerial spraying operation when it collided with powerlines. The pilot returned the aircraft to Quirindi and the aircraft ground looped on landing. The right brake line was found to have been damaged by arcing from the wirestrike.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001968/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1997 | VH-SHM | 0 | Wee Waa Airport (YWWA), Wee Waa, NSW | |
sub | |
| 20 December 2011 | VH-SHM | Keyland Air & Ground Services | 0 | 13 km NE of St George Airport, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2018 12:44 | Pineapple | Added |
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