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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 1986 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TZK |
| MSN: | 188-03144T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25km NW of Gunnedah, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Carroll, NSW |
| Carroll, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerial spraying operation, the aircraft collided with a powerline and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-impact fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1986/aair/aair198602299/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34188/aair198602299.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2018 02:53 | Pineapple | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 10:39 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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