ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144892
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 2012 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T15 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Tri Rotor Spray |
| Registration: | N64DX |
| MSN: | T15-040 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6810 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-15AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About three miles east of Lakin, Kearny County, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lakin, KS (36K) |
| Lakin, KS (36K) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident occurred during an aerial-application flight as the pilot maneuvered around a tower. The pilot reported that he had the tower in sight as he maneuvered toward the field being sprayed, and during that turn, the airplane began to shudder as if entering an aerodynamic stall. The pilot attempted to recover from the aerodynamic stall by reducing the elevator input, but the airplane continued to descend rapidly and collided with a tower guy-wire. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2012 12:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 14:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2012 06:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2012 17:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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