ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210397
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1997 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FEI |
| MSN: | 301-0574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Ayr, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ayr, QLD |
| Ayr, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a spraying operation of a sugar cane field when the aircraft's propeller struck an unseen set of powerlines. On return for landing, he noticed that only the propeller sustained damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199701113/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930766/199701113.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 November 1990 | VH-FEI | 0 | 10km NE of Griffith, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 12:39 | Pineapple | Added |
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