ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133891
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Date: | Saturday 27 July 1996 |
Time: | 19:20 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-301 |
Owner/operator: | Shannon Dickson |
Registration: | N8837S |
MSN: | 301-0211 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Liberal, KS -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | (KLBL) |
Destination airport: | (KLBL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While completing the last spraying pass, the pilot made a 270 degree right turn to spray the last area in the field. The pilot said he flew back through his prop wash and lost control of the airplane. The airplane impacted the terrain in a vertical angle.
Probable Cause: the pilot did not maintain aircraft control. A factor was a low altitude flight maneuver was performed.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI96LA258 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA258
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
09-Apr-2024 05:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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