Wirestrike involving a Transavia Corp Pty Ltd PL-12, VH-JSS, 27km E Port Pirie, SA on 15 October 1994

The aircraft was engaged in an agricultural operation. The pilot having surveyed the property from the air, and received on-site information from an agent on the ground by UHF radio, was aware of the many wires and other obstacles in the area. On the initial swarth run the pilot failed to notice a single wire earth return line suspended between 15 and 18 metres above the ground, with a span of about 1000 metres. The aircraft struck the wire with the landing gear, decelerated rapidly and impacted the ground in a steep nose-down attitude.