ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361267
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1993 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Vince Cropdusters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8133K |
| MSN: | 579B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5781 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buttonwillow, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH HIGH TENSION WIRES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE OPERATOR NOTED IN THE REPORT THAT THE 'PILOT SHOULD HAVE AVOIDED WIRES.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID WIRES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA361
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 1985 | N8133K | John Kamburoff Aerial Spray | 0 | Poston, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 16:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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