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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2007 |
| Time: | 19:37 |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620B |
| Owner/operator: | Frank's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N9026E |
| MSN: | 1636 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1557 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wyoming, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kewanee, IL (EZI) |
| Morris, IL (C09) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot had completed spraying most of the field during the aerial application flight and was making clean-up passes when the left wing contacted four wires of high-tension power lines. Data retrieved from a global positioning system receiver on board the airplane indicated the pilot sprayed the field by flying an east-west pattern crossing the power lines. He then began making the clean-up passes in a southeast to northwest direction. The accident occurred the second time he crossed the power lines during the clean-up passes. Inspection of the airplane and engine did not reveal any pre-existing mechanical failure/malfunction, which would have resulted in the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during the aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident were the power lines and the low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070720X00963&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2019 17:58 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
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