ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37136
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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 1986 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N77483 |
| MSN: | 11927 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2065 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, Canadian river arm, near Whitefield, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sallisaw |
| Sallisaw | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE WHILE CIRCLING THE AREA AND MOST PROBABLY DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINE, DUE TO SUNGLARE, UNTIL AT VERY CLOSE RANGE. HE THEN PULLED UP STEEPLY IN THE STRONG AND GUSTY HEADWIND AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED. CAUSE: I was acting refuge (ground) supervisor at time of crash. Airplane was conducting a aerial waterfowl count on Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (R.S. Kerr reservoir, Canadian River arm)
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33052, Craig Heflebower, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Retired).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Aug-2021 18:18 | Craig Heflebower | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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