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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · WSK M18DROMADER · Frogmore, LA · September 22, 1993

Date: September 22, 1993 · 19:20 local
Place: Frogmore, LA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: B3TG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N452TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW93LA263
Reported as: WSK M18DROMADER
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A45R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total1,400 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N452TCRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 2017 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18AS/N 1Z020-23 · Built 1989 Airframe modelWSK PZL Mielec M-18A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Struck power line and trees during spray run. Twenty three minutes after sunset.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINE AND TREES DURING SPRAY RUN. TWENTY THREE MINUTES AFTER SUNSET.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW93LA263Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFrogmore, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerline. A factor was the dusk light condition.Sep 23, 1993 · Destroyed