19990730042719A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT502 · Giltner, NE · July 30, 1999

Date: July 30, 1999 · 17:25 local
Place: Giltner, NE
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5008Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99FA267
Reported as: Airtrc AT502
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5008ZRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2000 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0434 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B

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What happened

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(-23) On Friday, July 30, 1999, at approx. 1725 CDT, an air tractor AT-502B, N5008Z, contacted the upper southwesterly directional guy wire of a communications tower located four miles to the wnw of Giltner, Nebraska. This 350 foot tower is owned by platte valley communications of grand island, Nebraska, and is located at a latitudinal/longitudinal reference of N40.48.01/W98.13.30. The wire strike, and subsequent impact with the ground approx. 750 feet due west from the tower base inflicted fatal injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999, AT APPROX. 1725 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B, N5008Z, CONTACTED THE UPPER SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTIONAL GUY WIRE OF A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER LOCATED FOUR MILES TO THE WNW OF GILTNER, NEBRASKA. THIS 350 FOOT TOWER IS OWNED BY PLATTE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, AND IS LOCATED AT A LATITUDINAL/LONGITUDINAL REFERENCE OF N40.48.01/W98.13.30. THE WIRE STRIKE, AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND APPROX. 750 FEET DUE WEST FROM THE TOWER BASE INFLICTED FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI99FA267Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGiltner, NEThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance from the guy wire. A factor was the guy wire.Jul 30, 1999 · Destroyed