# Accident 20000601043899A: Airtrc AT401B, Thibodeaux, LA, June 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2000, 08:17 local time
- Place: Thibodeaux, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.7893° N, 90.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7893&lon=-90.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5028Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5028Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401B (registry code 0390207, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601043899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. PILOT REPORTED LOSING SIGHT OF POWER LINES DUE TO SUN GLARE ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 FTW00LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA162), Jun 1, 2000: Air Tractor AT-401B (N5028Q), Thibodaux, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the sunglare on the windscreen.

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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