ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41468
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Sunflower Aero Inc. |
| Registration: | N5706G |
| MSN: | 18801136T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3440 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atwood, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , KS (KADT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness saw the accident airplane descend behind a tree line during aerial spraying operations and then saw smoke come up from behind the trees. The tree line was inspected and found to have impact marks and cuts. The airplane impacted terrain 130 degrees from and 300 feet from the initial tree impact. The airplane caught on fire and burned. The pilot was fatally injured.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA111
Location
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] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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