ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212944
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| Date: | Friday 2 March 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SHK |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Merriendi, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Merriendi, NSW |
| Merriendi, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Just after lift-off for spraying operations the aircraft sank back to the ground and drifted to the left. The pilot dumped the load but the aircraft became entangled in a fence running along the left side of the strip. The pilot stated that at a height of about 20 feet the aircraft appeared to encounter a wind gust from the right rear quarter. The aircraft was heavily laden and the pilot had been unable to regain full control before the collision with the fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1984/aair/aair198401367/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33363/aair198401367.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2018 10:48 | Pineapple | Added |
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