ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40119
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| Date: | Thursday 5 November 1992 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | B&t Cattle Co. |
| Registration: | N6798A |
| MSN: | 18-8009052 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uvalde, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
CATTLE MISSED BY MEN ON HORSEBACK WOULD BE SPOTTED BY THE PILOT FROM THE AIRPLANE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WOULD 'DIVE' THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE CATTLE AND THEN 'PULLUP.' THE WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE 'DIVE', THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO THE GROUND AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED.
Probable Cause: CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED BY PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93FA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 February 1986 | N6798A | B & T Cattle Co. | 0 | Uvalde, TX | |
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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] |
| 10-Apr-2024 17:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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