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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1983 |
| Time: | 20:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-285 Pawnee Brave |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N57588 |
| MSN: | 36-7560121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2152 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720-B1CD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Firth, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS OVERHEARD RETURNING TO THE STRIP FOR A SECOND LOAD. REPORTEDLY, IT WENT INTO A STEEP BANK AT ABOUT 70 FT AGL & TURNED TOWARD THE STRIP. AS THE WINGS LEVELED, SOUNDS OF HIGH ENG POWER CEASED & THE ACFT DESCEND TO THE GROUND. JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, SOME WITNESSES HEARD A BURST OF POWER. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE RISING PORTION OF UNEVEN TERRAIN AFTER THE ACFT CROSSED OVER A FENCE WHICH WAS NEAR A POND. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS VERIFIED. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44344
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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