ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383818
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1982 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | W.b. Hicks |
| Registration: | N3937Z |
| MSN: | 18-7783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1727 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gage, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Gage, OK |
| Gage, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED TO SPRAY GRASSHOPPERS AND WAS FLYING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A HIGH LINE WIRE THAT IS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH. AFTER STRIKING THE WIRE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 190 FEET EAST OF THE HIGH LINE. THE PILOT WAS PINNED TO THE WRECKAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82FPJ16
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1989 | N3937Z | Jack Baggett | 0 | Midland, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 04:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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