# Incident 19980225012229I: Airtrc AT502, Moro, AR, February 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1998, 18:35 local time
- Place: Moro, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7920° N, 90.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7920&lon=-90.9880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1530L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 725 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225012229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 25, 1998 AT 1835 CST, N1530L, AN AT-502, REGISTERED TO NORTH HUGHES FLYING SERVICE OF BRICKEYS, ARKANSAS, OPERATED BY J&B FLYING SERVICE OF MORO, ARKANSAS AND FLOWN BY JIM ORIEN SELF OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWERLINE POLE NORTHWEST OF MORO, ARKANSAS. THE POLE IS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AFTER FLYING ABOUT 9 HOURS OF AG APPLICATION THAT DAY. HE SAID HE KNEW THE POLE WAS THERE BUT THE WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DIRTY AND HE DID NOT SEE THE POLE. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME AND THE FAR END OF THE STRIP IS PARTIALLY LIT BY FLOOD LIGHTS. THE PROP, ENGINE, SPREADER EQUIPMENT, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, AND A LOWER FUSELAGE DIAGONAL BRACE WERE DAMAGED. THE TOP 10 FEET OF THE POLE WAS DESTROYED AND 3 ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION CABLES WERE SEVERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

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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