# Incident 19960804026559I: Airtrc AT401, Kearney, NE, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NPGG
- Location: 40.7017° N, 99.0823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7017&lon=-99.0823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1522Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1522Z-2016-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 150 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804026559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, AIRPLANE STRUCK WIRE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE AND BREAKING THE WIRE. AIRPLANE LOST TWO DROP NOZZLES AND TWO TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS, BUT CONTINUED SPRAYING FIELD AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE BROKEN WIRE CAUSED AT LEAST TWO HOMES TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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