ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40192
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| Date: | Thursday 19 September 1996 |
| Time: | 10:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Maher, Robert W. |
| Registration: | N8789C |
| MSN: | 18-2885 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gillette, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KGCC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was part of a predator reduction program. The surviving passenger said that they were trying to keep up with a fox that they had seen earlier, when the airplane hit a power line and crashed. The power line was about 40 feet above the terrain.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the obstruction (power line). The powerline was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA216
Location
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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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