ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238259
Last updated: 19 July 2020
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| Date: | 05-JUL-2020 |
| Time: | 12:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GRTQ |
| C/n / msn: | 25-3634 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9 miles south of Gainsborough, SK -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | private strip near Fertile, SK |
| private strip near Fertile, SK |
A privately registered Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B, departed from a private strip near Fertile, SK to conduct a fungicide aerial application of a field located approximately 9 miles south of Gainsborough, SK.
During the spray operation, the aircraft struck a powerline with a tire. The aircraft pitched nose down and impacted the field and sustained substantial damage. The pilot sustained minor injuries. No ELT signal was received and first responders were not notified nor did they respond.
Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2020 17:51 | harro | Added |
| 19-Jul-2020 07:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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