ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218152
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1987 |
| Time: | 06:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-ALA |
| MSN: | 25-3795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 28km SE of Griffith, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | YGTH |
| YGTH | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was to spray a paddock of rice with a non-toxic herbicide. The pilot carried out an aerial survey of the area prior to commencing the spraying. During the survey he noted that a spur powerline ran to a pole at the north-eastern corner of the paddock, and mistakenly assumed that the line ended at the pole. No other information about the area to be treated was obtained. As the aircraft approached from the north to commence the first spray run it struck the continuation of the powerline which was strung above the northern boundary of the paddock. The aircraft remained airborne, dragging between 200 and 300 metres of powerline, and was subsequently landed in a wheat stubble paddock.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198702445/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28184/aair198702445.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1996 | VH-ALA | 0 | Curlewis, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 09:28 | Pineapple | Added |
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