ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239281
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Date: | Sunday 25 March 1973 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman G-164 Ag Cat |
Owner/operator: | Rural Air Services |
Registration: | 9J-ADN |
MSN: | 950 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nyerere Farms near Lusaka -
Zambia
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The pilot was demonstrating crop spraying techniques at the Zambian Ploughing championships, when his aircraft crashed Into a hill. The pilot was thrown clear of the wreck as it cartwheeled behind him.
Sources:
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVAC95DDDBCDZUUK1IKS0IV6G46X-ZAMBIA-CROP-DUSTER-AIRCRAFT-CRASHES-DURING-DISPLAY/query/Air+crash Civil Aircraft Registers of Africa
Air Britain
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Aug-2020 08:02 |
Cobar |
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09-Aug-2020 17:41 |
Cobar |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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