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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1998 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FAA |
| MSN: | 301-0197 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nangwee, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hornicks Strip, QLD |
| Rother's Farm, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerial spraying operation, the aircraft's landing gear struck powerlines, causing the aircraft to descend to the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1998/aair/199800217/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930184/199800217.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 February 1988 | VH-FAA | 0 | near Brookstead, QLD | |
sub | |
| 17 April 1995 | VH-FAA | 0 | 20km NE of Millmerran, QLD | |
sub | |
| 1 March 1997 | VH-FAA | 0 | Millmerran, QLD | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 14:08 | Pineapple | Added |
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