ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356724
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Date: | Sunday 8 September 1996 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-36-300 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N57871 |
MSN: | 36-7760036 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3374 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Stanton, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During a local aerial application flight maneuver, the pilot was spraying milo and cleaning up the edge of the field when the airplane struck an electrical wire where the rudder and the vertical stabilizer meet at the leading edge and the wire cutters did not cut the wire. The upper bolt of the rudder was pulled out and the rudder was hanging by cables and the lower bolt. During the 15 mile flight to the airport, the rudder vibrated loose and separated from the aircraft. When the airplane was slowed for the landing/flare the pilot lost control of the airplane.
Probable Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a wire resulting in the separation of the rudder and a loss of aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW97LA029 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA029
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