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Date: | Saturday 26 April 2003 |
Time: | 09:30 |
Type: | Seaplane |
Owner/operator: | AAS, op. for MARPS |
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MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Xiaohekou Town, Shishou CLC, Jingzhou PLC, Hubei Province -
China
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
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Narrative:A light seaplane, whose exact type was not documented in Liu's (2003) concise report, crashed on the bank of the Yangtze River during pesticide-spraying operation, killing the pilot. Unexpected engine flame-out might be responsible for the accident.
Acronyms: AAS - Aviation Association of Shijiazhuang, MARPS - Managerial Agency of Reed Production of Shishou, CLC - County-Level City, PLC - Prefecture-Level City
Sources:
Liu, G. 2003. Pesticide-Spraying Light Plane Crashes in Hubei, Pilot Perished. Chemical Safety & Environment, 2003(19): 7. (in Chinese)
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