ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383954
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 July 1982 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Home Folks Flying Service |
| Registration: | N731EG |
| MSN: | 18802834T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1427 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lula, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lula, MS |
| Lula, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SWATH RUN UNDER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CONTACTED THE WIRES AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A SIDE SLIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN UNDER THESE WIRES AT LEAST 25 TIMES WITHOUT CONTACTING THEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL82DA190
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 06:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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