ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299335
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| Date: | Monday 7 February 2000 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Faunce Ag Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N7780V |
| MSN: | 2317R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | KAHLOTUS, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | KAHLOTUS , WA |
| UNKNOWN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was on an agricultural aerial application flight. The pilot reported that the aircraft impacted the ground 'after hooking [and] entangling a barbed wire fence', that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved in the accident, and that the accident could have been prevented by 'Fly[ing] higher.'
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude over, or clearance with, a barbed-wire fence. A factor was the fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 05:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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