ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166120
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| Date: | Friday 8 August 1969 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Callair A-9A |
| Owner/operator: | I.L. & B. Dunn |
| Registration: | VH-MPB |
| MSN: | 1067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 mile N of Kondut, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ballidu, WA |
| Ballidu, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed and substantially damaged 8.8.1969 half a mile north of Kondut, Western Australia. Per the summary of the official ATSB report into the accident:
"After receiving a sketch plan of the area to be sprayed, the pilot made an aerial inspection and noted the position of power lines. He then made nine spraying runs which involved pulling up over a power line which crossed the paddock approximately one third of the distance along the spray runs. On the tenth spray run the pilot allowed his attention to be temporarily distracted through watching a marker change to a corrected position. When he again gave his attention to the flight path he became aware that the power line was immediately ahead and at the same height as the aircraft. He attempted to climb the aircraft, but the wires became hooked on the tail wheel assembly. The aircraft decelerated rapidly and contacted the ground on the port main wheel and wingtip. The power lines did not break, but three of the wooden supporting poles were pulled to the ground."
ATSB Conclusion:
The cause of the accident was that the pilot did not exercise the amount of care demanded when flying in the vicinity of power transmission lines.
Rebuilt between 1.2.70 and 7.3.70 and returned to service. Damaged in further accidents in 16.2.71 and 16.5.74. Finally withdrawn from use in 1981 and registration cancelled 16.10.81.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196904741.aspx
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/callair/callair.htm
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-MPB.html
4. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24572/196904741.pdf
5. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1966/1966%20-%200230.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2014 02:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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