# Accident 19970317003269A: Airtrc AT402, Pine Bluff, AR, March 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSKG
- Location: 34.2110° N, 92.0093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2110&lon=-92.0093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1524R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524R-1998-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317003269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA127), Mar 17, 1997: Air Tractor AT-402 (N1524R), Pine Bluff, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the tower. The proximity of the tower was a related factor.

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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