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Date: | Friday 26 August 2011 |
Time: | 15:45 |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-802 |
Owner/operator: | Dunn Aviation Pty Ltd |
Registration: | VH-NIW |
MSN: | 802-0300 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | About 74 km N of Pearce Airport, WA -
Australia
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Newdale Airstrip |
Destination airport: | Newdale Airstrip |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:An Air Tractor AT-802 hit some powerlines and crashed about 74 km north of Pearce Airport (YPEA), WA.
The pilot survived the accident.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-107.aspx http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6537854 (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Aug-2011 03:52 |
RobertMB |
Added |
22-Jul-2023 00:57 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |