19990712008819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502 · Idaho Falls, ID · July 12, 1999

Date: July 12, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place: Idaho Falls, ID
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N90807
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA114
Reported as: Airtrc AT502
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N90807Registration cancelled Oct 25, 1999 · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0191 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502

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What happened

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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances during aerial application, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23)while spraying a potato field, the pilot collided with some some trees and subsequently lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft hit the ground in a nose down inverted steep angle attitude.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)WHILE SPRAYING A POTATO FIELD, THE PILOT COLLIDED WITH SOME SOME TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN INVERTED STEEP ANGLE ATTITUDE.

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 SEA99LA114Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportShelley, IDThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance with obstacles. A contributing factor were the trees.Jul 12, 1999 · Destroyed