ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379068
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1984 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Ag Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N4025 |
| MSN: | 18-7979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-32O-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wright, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PLT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OVER HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE CABLES, CRASHED & BURNED IN A RICE FIELD. AN EXAM REVEALED 2 WIRE MARKS & 2 ELECTRICAL ARC MARKS ON THE LEFT WING ALONG WITH WIRE MARKS ON ONE OF THE PROP BLADES. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84FA197
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 15:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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