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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 2023 |
| Time: | 15:58 LT |
| Type: |  Lilienthal X-32 Bekas |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | RA-0852A |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near the village of Knyaz Umet, Penza region -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | MAK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crop duster hit a power line and crashed. The pilot was fatally injured.
Conclusion:
The aviation accident with the aircraft "X-32" RA-0852A occurred while performing crop spraying, due to the aircraft collision with overhead power line wires and, subsequently, with the ground surface.
The contributing factors were, most likely, the following:
- insufficient preparation of the pilot in terms of studying the artificial obstacles in the area of ACR performance and selecting a scheme (route) for field treatment;
- insufficient caution of the pilot during the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://kemerovo.tsargrad.tv/news/pod-penzoj-razbilsja-legkomotornyj-samolet_871232
https://t.me/aviaincident/24667
https://russia58.tv/news/655553/
https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/ptp/mass-media/news?item=90355368
https://mak-iac.org/rassledovaniya/kh-32-lun-ra-0852a-20-09-2023/
Final Report: https://mak-iac.org/upload/iblock/d30/mo5h2tle2a131p2niy75lu33kspnkhf0/report_ra-0852a.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2023 17:34 | aus | Added |
| 20-Sep-2023 17:35 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 18:38 | vasilf | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2023 16:58 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Feb-2024 13:17 | Hirurg | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 14-Feb-2024 13:21 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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