ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354268
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1998 |
| Time: | 13:09 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 |
| Owner/operator: | KL Corporation |
| Registration: | N82585 |
| MSN: | 2302014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2355 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stephen, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Drayton, ND (D29) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was finishing his last spray run when he struck an unmarked power line passing between a farmyard and a tree line near the Red River. Post accident investigation showed that the aircraft's right wing impacted the upper wire of the two wire system. No engine or aircraft anomalies were found with the aircraft.
Probable Cause: the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA216
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 06:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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