ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40931
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| Date: | Friday 12 September 1986 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8025K |
| MSN: | 541B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orovado, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mcclintock, NV |
| Orovado, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
POWER LINES WERE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK IN FLIGHT WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER STRIKING THE POWER LINES THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND WHERE A FIRE ERUPTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN DESTROYED BY FIRE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34883
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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