ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41678
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2000 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Bruton Aerial Spraying Inc. |
| Registration: | N4983Q |
| MSN: | 18802717T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1678 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanton, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Big Spring, TX (21XS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While spraying herbicides to a cotton field, the agricultural aircraft was performing a maneuver known as 'trimming the field.' Six witnesses observed the airplane in various stages of the operation, three of whom saw the airplane strike a 180 foot tower and the guys wires that support the tower. After the in-flight collision, the airplane impacted the ground and exploded. Evidence at the site revealed that the airplane struck the guy wires and the tower at about 145 feet AGL. Witness marks on the tower and the guy wires, and the proximity of the wreckage to the tower all corroborated the eye-witnesses' statements. An autopsy did not reveal any pre-existing medical conditions that could have contributed to the accident. Toxicology testing was negative for carbon monoxide, cyanide, and ethanol. Acetaminophen (7.381 ug/ml, ug/g) was detected in the urine. The pilot had performed spraying in these fields in the past, and was aware of the tower.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from guy wires and tower.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21987&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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