ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372184
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1987 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B |
| Owner/operator: | Todd D.mitchell |
| Registration: | N5133E |
| MSN: | 50433 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atkinson, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Atkinson, NE (KONL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS CHASING A WILD HORSE OUT OF AN ALFALFA FIELD AND BACK INTO A CORRAL WHEN A WINGTIP STRUCK A GROVE OF TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ONTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED TO FAA THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE TREELINE DUE TO BLINDING SUNLIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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