# Incident 19880406024379I: Cndair CL2151A10, Morganton, NC, April 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFYWP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL2151A10
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406024379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORESTRY AERIAL TANKERS WING TIP HIT A TREE ON SHORE WHILE DEMOSTRATING A WATER PICKUP. LANDED SAFELY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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