ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131631
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Date: | Friday 21 May 1999 |
Time: | 06:46 |
Type: | Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8531L |
MSN: | 25-4950 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4120 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Richfield, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | RIF |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was performing an aerial application flight and had just performed his fourth pass spraying a field. While pulling up out of the field, the airplane caught a power line with the landing gear. He was able to fly for a short time but was unable to adequately control the aircraft, and performed a forced landing in the field. The aircraft impacted the ground, damaging the engine, propeller, and the landing gear. The pilot had two additional accidents within a year. Following his latest accident, the pilot verbally agreed to voluntarily surrender his aerial application operating certificate to, and at the request of, the FAA. As of this writing, the pilot had not yet surrendered his certificate.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wires while maneuvering during an aerial application.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X18749&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
26-Nov-2017 15:17 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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