ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218627
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| Date: | Saturday 23 April 1988 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188/A1 AGwagon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KVB |
| MSN: | 188-0174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 7.5km SE of Kyogle, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | YLIS |
| 3km SE of Kyogle, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fog had forced the pilot to abandon an earlier attempt to reach a property to conduct spraying operations. After a delay of about one hour, the pilot departed for a second attempt. He later reported that during descent through a hole in the lifting fog, the right spray boom became detached. He decided to return to the departure aerodrome, but as the aircraft was clearing some mist, it collided with the top of a gum tree. The pilot shut down the engine because of severe vibrations and carried out a forced landing on a ridge. It was considered that the pilot had not checked that the quick-disconnect fitting on the spray boom was securely fastened during the pre-flight inspection. He had been distracted by the displaced boom and had not seen the tree until it was too late to take avoiding action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198802360/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28756/aair198802360.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2018 10:52 | Pineapple | Added |
| 15-Sep-2023 05:03 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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