ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39596
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| Date: | Monday 23 July 1984 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 Brave 375 |
| Owner/operator: | Ace Aero Spray |
| Registration: | N3968E |
| MSN: | 36-8302024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bertrand, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bertrand, NE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N3930E AND N3968E HAD DEPARTED AS A FLIGHT OF TWO FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. THERE AS NO RECORD OF PREFLIGHT BRIEFING OR COORDINATION PLANNING. AT COMPLETION OF OPERATIONS ON THE OBJECT FIELD, N3930E ADVISED N3968E BY RADIO THAT HE WAS MAKING A FINAL CLEANUP SWATH RUN TOWARD THE NORTH ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE FIELD. DURING THIS SWATH RUN, HE OBSERVED N3968E HEADED SOUTHBOUND AND TO THE EAST OF HIS POSITION. ON COMPLETION, N3930E PULLED UP, TURNED RIGHT AND BEGAN A DESCENT TO MAKE AN EASTBOUND CLEANUP RUN ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY (NO RADIO ADVISORY). THE TWO ACFT COLLIDED HEAD-ON, LEFT WING TO LEFT WING, SEPARATING THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING PANELS. BOTH ROLLED LEFT INTO SUBSEQUENT UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40412
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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