ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376396
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Date: | Tuesday 27 August 1985 |
Time: | 04:45 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor AT301 |
Owner/operator: | Santan Dusters |
Registration: | N3168U |
MSN: | 301-0565 |
Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
Total airframe hrs: | 550 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Williams Afb, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Chandler, AZ (P10) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER MAKING HIS FIRST SWATH RUN,DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS,THE PILOT BECAME DISORENTED AND FLEW INTO AN AREA WITH TALL ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES. HE DESCENDED INTO TREES BENEATH THE LINES IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MISS THEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX85LA374 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA374
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Mar-2024 15:43 |
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