ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181074
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Date: | Friday 16 July 2004 |
Time: | 18:40 |
Type: | Aero Commander Callair A-9B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7798V |
MSN: | 1551 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4340 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 3 nautical miles northwest of Norton, Kansas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Norton, KS (NRN) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The agricultural airplane received substantial damage on impact with a utility pole and terrain during a forced landing. The airplane was en route to apply chemical to a field when it experienced an in-flight fire after originating from the departure airport located approximately 3 miles from the accident site. Inspection of the airplane revealed that a fuel line exhibited evidence of fire and adjacent lines did not exhibit similar damage. The operator had not been issued a 14 CFR Part 137 certificate.
Probable Cause: The fire in the area of the fuel line and the unsuitable terrain encountered during an emergency landing by the pilot. Contributing factors were the pole.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI04LA295 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041019X01648&key=1 FAA register:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7798V Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Nov-2015 20:41 |
Noro |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 18:12 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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