ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45465
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 2002 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4085D |
| MSN: | 34785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4966 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Emmett, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Emmett Municipal Airport, ID (S78) |
| Emmett Municipal Airport, ID (S78) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 5, 2002, approximately 0920 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N4085D, was destroyed after colliding with high-tension power lines and terrain near Emmett Municipal Airport, Emmett, Idaho. The aircraft was owned by the pilot, and was being operated as an agriculture application flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 137, when the accident occurred. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local mosquito abatement flight. The flight originated from Emmett approximately three hours prior to the accident.
The commercial pilot was conducting an agriculture application flight when the aircraft he was piloting collided with power lines. According to witnesses, the airplane was maneuvering from south to north, west of a canal. One of the witnesses reported that the airplane was in a turn to the left when the upper (right) wing struck a series of high-tension power lines. He reported that after the wing struck the power lines, it collapsed back against the fuselage and the airplane fell to the ground. A second witness reported that the pilot had completed three passes, and shortly after starting the fourth pass, the witness heard a bang that sounded much like a large electrical transformer exploding.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines while maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020808X01358&key=1
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| 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] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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