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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-402 · Pine Bluff, AR · March 17, 1997

Date: March 17, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place: Pine Bluff, AR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KSKG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1524R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA127
Reported as: Airtrc AT402
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N1524RRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 1998 · Air Tractor AT-402S/N 4020845 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402

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What happened

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Tty (-23) air tractor AT-402, N1524R, was destroyed when it impacted and antenna tower while maneuvering for a pass to apply fertilizer to a field of winter wheat, the airplane's right wing impacted approximately 5 feet below the top of the 204 foot tall antenna tower. The outboard section of the right wing was severed by the impact, and the airplane then collided with the ground. The pilot suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

TTY (-23) AIR TRACTOR AT-402, N1524R, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED AND ANTENNA TOWER WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PASS TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO A FIELD OF WINTER WHEAT, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE 204 FOOT TALL ANTENNA TOWER. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED BY THE IMPACT, AND THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW97LA127Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPine Bluff, ARfailure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the tower. The proximity of the tower was a related factor.Mar 17, 1997 · Destroyed