ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131631
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1999 |
| Time: | 06:46 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Donald Blackham |
| Registration: | N8531L |
| MSN: | 25-4950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4120 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-G1A5 |
| 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: | , UT (KRIF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1998 | N8531L | Private | 0 | Douglas, WY | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 05:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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