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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Huron, SD · May 7, 1997

Date: May 7, 1997 · 11:12 local
Place: Huron, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23640
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA124
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,732 total812 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

N23640Registration cancelled Oct 31, 1998 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010405 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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Aircraft struck wires during aerial application and crashed. (.4)the pilot said that he had completed his turn to enter the field he was spraying. He entered the field downwind over the trees. On entering the field the airplane struck power transmission cables. The airplane impacted on the ground and came to rest in a wheat field. Examination of the wreckage showed part of a transmission line wrapped around the propeller. (-23) on may 7, 1997, at 1112 CDT, an air tractor, AT-301, N23640, operated by a commerical pilot, sustained substantial damage when, during maneuvering the airplane, struck some high-tension power lines. The airplane subsequently impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial application flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137. A flight plan was not on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Huron, south dakota.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD COMPLETED HIS TURN TO ENTER THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING. HE ENTERED THE FIELD DOWNWIND OVER THE TREES. ON ENTERING THE FIELD THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER TRANSMISSION CABLES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A WHEAT FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED PART OF A TRANSMISSION LINE WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER. (-23) ON MAY 7, 1997, AT 1112 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-301, N23640, OPERATED BY A COMMERICAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN, DURING MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE, STRUCK SOME HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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 CHI97LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuron, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines.May 7, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N23640 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880718063959ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Moorhead, MSWind shifted to tailwind departing ag strip. Dumped load but settled into a pond off end of strip.Jul 18, 1988 · Substantial damage