ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21600
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Date: | Sunday 6 July 2008 |
Time: | 07:30 |
Type: | Aero Commander S-2R |
Owner/operator: | Benson Air Ag, Inc. |
Registration: | N5519X |
MSN: | 1719R |
Total airframe hrs: | 7355 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 10 miles northwest of Benson, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Benson, MN (BBB) |
Destination airport: | Benson, MN (BBB) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane impacted power transmission lines while on an aerial application flight. The airplane impacted terrain immediately after the wire strike and was destroyed during a post accident ground fire. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions prior to impacting the transmission lines.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the power transmission lines.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI08CA176 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Jul-2008 12:02 |
Fusko |
Added |
07-Jul-2008 12:12 |
harro |
Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:14 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:20 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
03-Dec-2017 11:28 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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