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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Meade, KS · March 20, 1995

Date: March 20, 1995 · 18:55 local
Place: Meade, KS
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: BXHG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5237S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA106
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total

N5237SRegistration cancelled May 31, 1995 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010131 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a power pole while manuevering between swath runs.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWER POLE WHILE MANUEVERING BETWEEN SWATH RUNS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA106Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMeade, KSthe pilot's not obtaining/maintaining clearance with the utility pole. A factor was the utility pole.Mar 21, 1995 · Destroyed