Wirestrike Accident Air Tractor AT-402B PR-KPC, Wednesday 15 January 2020

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Date:	Wednesday 15 January 2020
Time:	09:30 UTC
Type:	Air Tractor AT-402B
Owner/operator:	Avante Aviação Agricola
Registration:	PR-KPC
MSN:	402B1193
Year of manufacture:	2007
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Cruz Alta, RS - Brazil
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	CENIPA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft took off from the airstrip at Tiago Terraboa, located in the municipality of Cruz Alta, RS, at around 09:10 UTC, in order to perform a fungicide application flight.
During the application flight, the aeroplane crashed into the cables of an electric power network. After the collision, the pilot guided the aircraft back to the original airstrip and performed the landing.
The aircraft had substantial damage and the pilot was unharmed.

Accident investigation: