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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 2023 |
| Time: | 9:00 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 8 NM 225 degrees from Mungindi, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mungindi (YMGI) |
| Mungindi (YMGI) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During aerial spraying operations, the aircraft struck a bird and subsequently struck a powerline. The pilot returned the aircraft to Mungindi.
Sources:
OA2023-00027
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