ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23320
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1994 |
| Time: | c. 1000 |
| Type: |  PZL M-18A Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | Supermarine Aircraft Inc. |
| Registration: | C-GHVX |
| MSN: | 1Z015-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2mi East of Little Muskrat Lake, ONT, Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the agricultural spray aircraft was circling a sector of forest in preparation for the spraying of herbicide. The aircraft was subsequently observed in a spin as it descended vertically and struck the ground. Shortly thereafter, a post-crash fire engulfed the aircraft. The pilot and lone occupant was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
The Board determined that the aircraft stalled and entered a spin at too low an altitude to permit recovery. Contributing to the occurrence was the reduction of the aircraft's handling characteristics and flight envelope that resulted from the operation of the aircraft at a higher weight than allowed by the manufacturer's type approval, as authorized by a special exemption program for agricultural operators.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1994C0288
http://web.archive.org/web/20051116021128/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1994/a94c0160/a94c0160.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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