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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1982 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T188C |
| Owner/operator: | Laverty Sprayers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9975J |
| MSN: | T18803904T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 140 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Traer, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Near Traer, IA |
| Near Traer, IA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT FAILED TO REFUEL DURING THE LAST LOADING, AND SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING TO THE SPRAY AREA, THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN ALFALA FIELD DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS AND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC82DA148
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1986 | N9975J | Laverty Sprayers,inc. | 0 | Davenport, IA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 01:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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