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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1983 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Keith Hamilton |
| Registration: | N6551Z |
| MSN: | 25-2094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Omega, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Loyal, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD & WAS IN A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT GENTLY RISING TERRAIN. THE OWNER THOUGHT THAT THE PLT MIGHT HAVE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION WHILE LOOKING AT A FARMER'S MAP TO LOCATE THE NEXT FIELD. (SEVERAL SIMILAR MAPS WERE FOUND IN THE SERVICE HANGER.) AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE & A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X43321
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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