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| Date: | Wednesday 19 May 1982 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188 |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Earth Flying Service |
| Registration: | N9819V |
| MSN: | 1880069 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1985 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Earth, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Blue Earth, MN (8Y0) |
| Blue Earth, MN (8Y0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLAGMAN STATED THAT DURING THE SWATH RUN THE ACFT WAS FOLLOWING THE CONTOUR OF THE FIELD. THE FLAGMAN THOUGHT THE PLT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE FIELD & WAS ABOUT TO CALL HIM ON THE RADIO WHEN THE ACFT PULLED UP TO ABOUT A 45 DEG NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK A TREE. THIS WAS THE PLT'S FIRST AERIAL APPLICATION JOB FOR THE SEASON. THE PLT HAD PRACTICED AERIAL APPLICATION FOR TWO HOURS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03062
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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