ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249740
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 2021 |
| Time: | 08:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B AGtruck |
| Owner/operator: | A&C Ag Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N4912Q |
| MSN: | 18802647T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7554 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pineview, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Unadilla, GA |
| Pineview, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had been performing aerial application over the local area for about 1 hour and 45 minutes, and had two more residences to spray before returning to the departure airport. Witnesses and GPS data revealed that the airplane was travelling northeast, about 50 ft above ground level, when it collided with powerlines. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The powerlines were depicted on the area sectional aeronautical chart, and solar calculations revealed that sun glare was not a factor because the sun was approximately 23° above the horizon and 50° to the right of the airplane’s track at the time of the accident. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while operating at low altitude during the aerial application flight, which resulted in collision with powerlines.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in collision with powerlines during an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/1-dead-after-plane-crash-in-wilcox-county-ema-director
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/pilot-killed-in-crop-duster-crash-wilcox-county/93-b3ec39b6-e0d6-409a-9afa-ff4bda8b3197
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4912Q
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2021 16:43 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Apr-2021 16:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 13-Apr-2021 17:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2021 19:55 | harro | Updated [[Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 05-Apr-2022 23:32 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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