ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42344
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 June 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6742G |
| MSN: | 15072242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10943 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Graham, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Graham, TX |
| Graham, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED ON A PIPELINE PATROL MISSION. THE PILOT INFORMED THE PIPELINE GROUND CREW OF A PIPELINE LEAK AND CIRCLED THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY THE GROUND CREW TO MAKING A WIDE CIRCLE AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL WHEN IT ABRUPTLY WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03451
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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