ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154
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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1996 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FRY |
| MSN: | 502-0117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5km E Walgett, Aerodrome, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wee Waa, NSW |
| Wee Waa, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft departed Wee Waa at about 1755 EST with a load of 1450 litres of Endosulphan and Delphin spray mixture, to spray a cotton property 5 km east of Walgett. At about 1900 the aircraft was noticed by a witness in the adjoining property making a spray run from the north towards south. At the end of the run the aircraft pulled up and commenced a turn initially to the right then reversed the turn to the left. The left turn continued and the aircraft flew into the ground. The aircraft appeared to be operating normally up until the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Nr. 199600221
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24983/ASOR199600221.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2018 18:55 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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