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| Date: | Thursday 21 February 1985 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188 Agwagon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KVK |
| MSN: | 188-0173 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 11km SE of Trangie, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On commencing the clean up run, the wire deflector on the aircraft struck a single power line. The top section of both the fin and rudder were severed from the aircraft which was subsequently landed at the departure strip without further damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502520/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31429/aair198502520.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 23:26 | Pineapple | Added |
| 12-Sep-2023 21:20 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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