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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Lawrd, TX · June 30, 1997

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Date
June 30, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place
Lawrd, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
VHIG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4396S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA242
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,272 total300 in this make and model226 in the last 90 days
N4396SRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2016 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0056 · Built 1976Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spraying field edges hit power P9OLE guy wires. Cut through a wing. Crashed. Wire unmarked. (-23) in the pilot statement he reported he was making the last swath on the outer edge of the field. The aircraft came in contact with a power poll guy wires, cutting through the left wing of the aircraft and turning it 180 degree. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 600 ft. from the guy wire. Guy wires were unmarked and extended past the crop line into the field.

As the FAA filed it

SPRAYING FIELD EDGES HIT POWER P9OLE GUY WIRES. CUT THROUGH A WING. CRASHED. WIRE UNMARKED. (-23) IN THE PILOT STATEMENT HE REPORTED HE WAS MAKING THE LAST SWATH ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A POWER POLL GUY WIRES, CUTTING THROUGH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNING IT 180 DEGREE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 600 FT. FROM THE GUY WIRE. GUY WIRES WERE UNMARKED AND EXTENDED PAST THE CROP LINE INTO THE FIELD.

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 FTW97LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdna, TXfailure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a guy wire, during a swath run.Jun 30, 1997 · Substantial damage