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| Date: | Monday 18 February 2019 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | NASA |
| Registration: | YN-CID |
| MSN: | 301-0365 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mojarra, Leon -
 Nicaragua
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The cropduster plane was fumigating in a plantation known as Papayita, then hit a tree and took fire. The pilot died in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
www.radionicaragua.com.ni
http://www.radionicaragua.com.ni/2019/02/18/un-muerto-por-accidente-aereo-de-una-avioneta-en-leon/
Media:
Nicaragua, León, Mojarra- Un muerto por accidente aéreo de una Air Tractor 301-600 avioneta en León @Nicaragua905 https://t.co/Wvgt2UvSBZ pic.twitter.com/T367xep9uh
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 18 février 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2019 20:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Feb-2019 22:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 22:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 07:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Accident report, ] |
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