# Accident 19990730042719A: Airtrc AT502, Giltner, NE, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 17:25 local time
- Place: Giltner, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.7705° N, 98.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7705&lon=-98.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5008Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008Z-2000-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730042719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA267), Jul 30, 1999: Air Tractor AT502B (N5008Z), Giltner, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance from the guy wire. A factor was the guy wire.

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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