ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240919
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| Date: | Sunday 23 August 2020 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188C Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Air Spray (1967) Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GHZI |
| MSN: | 2007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 20 Nm NE of Chico Airport (KCIC), CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Chico Airport, CA (CIC/KCIC) |
| Chico Airport, CA (CIC/KCIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Air Spray (1967) Ltd Lockheed 188, was conducting aerial firefighting operations 20 NM North East of Chico Airport (KCIC), CA. The aircraft inadvertently entered smoke in short final and dropped retardant load. Exiting the smoke, flight crew observed trees tops near left wing level.
The aircraft performed a second bomb run without incident. Evidence of tree strikes was discovered during maintenance post flight inspection. Aircraft was ferried back to company's maintenance base for repair.
Sources:
TSB A20F0146
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-ghzi#254d8759
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGHZI/history/20200824/0043Z/KCIC/KCIC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1983 | N1968R | Reeve Aleutian Airways | 0 | near Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2020 19:55 | harro | Added |
| 04-Sep-2020 20:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2020 05:52 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 06-Sep-2020 05:42 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Source] |
| 14-Oct-2020 18:44 | harro | Updated [[Location, Country, Source]] |
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