ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378460
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| Date: | Thursday 13 September 1984 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S2R-T15 |
| Owner/operator: | Ronnie Gainous |
| Registration: | N40184 |
| MSN: | T15-006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3237 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Climax, GA -
 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 PLT SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINE BUT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE AND INADVERTANTLYCOLLIDED WITH THE TOP WIRE. THE WIRE BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE ACFT AND DRAGGED IT DOWN. THE ACFTWAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO TREES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA84LA252
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1987 | N40184 | Ruhe Sales, Inc. | 0 | Grantsville, MD | |
sub |
| 10 July 1994 | EC-EJJ | Private | 1 | Valdemanco (Ciudad Real) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 08:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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