ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378444
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Date: | Saturday 15 September 1984 |
Time: | 14:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-25-235 |
Owner/operator: | Tri State Ag Corporation |
Registration: | N7236Z |
MSN: | 25-3159 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3802 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A105 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Canton, SD -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Canton, SD |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A DESCENDING APCH TO AN UNFAMILIAR CORNFIELD FOR A SWATH RUN, THE PLT STATED HE HAD 'A FLASHING VISION OF WIRES.' THE PLT PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING THE WIRES AT WHICH TIME THE ACFT CONTACTED A CORN CROP IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ACFT THEN TURNED 90 DEG TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE ACFT STOPPED INADVERTENTLY.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN84LA280 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA280
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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