# Accident 19950320004559A: Airtrc AT301, Meade, KS, March 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1995, 18:55 local time
- Place: Meade, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BXHG
- Location: 37.2793° N, 100.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2793&lon=-100.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5237S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5237S-1995-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950320004559A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE WHILE MANUEVERING BETWEEN SWATH RUNS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA106), Mar 21, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N5237S), Meade, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining clearance with the utility pole. A factor was the utility pole.

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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