ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363711
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1992 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 |
| Owner/operator: | Darrell Johnson |
| Registration: | N3986E |
| MSN: | 36-7902030 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1631 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-720-D1CD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deloit, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sac City, IA (KSKI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A POWER TRANSMISSION WIRE ARRAY WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS. HE STATED HIS CONCENTRATION WAS ON MAINTAINING CLEARANCE FROM THREE LARGE DIAMETER WIRES COMPRISING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ARRAY. HE FAILED TO SEE THE SMALLER WIRES OF THE UPPER PORTION UNTIL THE 'LAST SPLIT SECOND' BEFORE THE COLLISION. THE WIRES REMAINED INTACT AND THE AIRPLANE REBOUNDED 300 FEET INTO A SMALL POND WHERE IT LANDED UPRIGHT.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92DCD03
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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