# Accident 19990906042699A: Airtrc AT502B, Seminole, TX, September 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1999, 10:35 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Airport: Gaines County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ADGG
- Location: 32.7106° N, 102.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7106&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5005G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005G-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906042699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, AT 1035 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502, N5005G WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH POWERLINES AND TERRAIN WHILE DISPENSING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL NEAR SEMINOLE, TX. THE A/C WAS REGISTERED TO CORNING FARM SUPPLY, INC. AND BEING OPERATED FOR ADDISON FLYING SERVICE OF SEMINOLE, TX. ^PRIVACY DATA ^, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DA^HE STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE TOP LINES ON HIS LAST PASS INTO THE COTTON FIELD, CLIPPING THE TOP WIRES WITH THE MAIN GEAT. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND 316' FROM THE LINES AND CAME TO REST 844' FROM THE INTIAL IMPACT POINT.

## 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 FTW99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA249), Sep 6, 1999: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5005G), Seminole, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N5005G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080623839829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623839829A), Jun 23, 2008: Airtrc AT502B (N5005G), Bethany, MO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was taking off on runway 3 at Bethany Memorial Airport (75K), Bethany, MO, with a load of fertilizer to be used for aerial application. During…

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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