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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Americus, GA · June 29, 1989

Date: June 29, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place: Americus, GA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FWSG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8773S
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL89DKG04
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total3,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N8773SRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 1990 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010189 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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Clipped off five feet of left wing hitting a powerline. Crashed out of control.

As the FAA filed it

CLIPPED OFF FIVE FEET OF LEFT WING HITTING A POWERLINE. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL89DKG04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAmericus, GAThe pilot's failure to properly survey the area in which he would be conducting aerial application flights and his failure to see and avoid powerlines while performing aerial application.Jun 29, 1989 · Destroyed