# Accident 20010621019609A: Airtrc AT402, Catron, MO, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 18:50 local time
- Place: Catron, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: I03G
- Location: 36.5500° N, 89.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5500&lon=-89.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91966-2002-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621019609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SPRAY FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HIS FIRST WAS CONDUCTED IN THE MORNING AND THIS FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED TO FOLLOW, BUT DUE TO WEATHER, WAS DELAYED UNTIL THE EVENING. DURING A PASS OF THE FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE PILOT STRUCK A LOW TELEPHONE WIRE WHICH THEN CAUSED HIM TO CONTACT POWERLINES AT THE END OF THE FIELD.  THE POWER LINES WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT.  AFTER REMOVING LINES FROM TWO POLES THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY CONSISTING OF BRUISING TO ONE HAND.

## 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 CHI01LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA183), Jun 22, 2001: Air Tractor AT-402 (N91966), Catron, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the electrical wires.

## Other reports on N91966 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940505010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940505010109A), May 5, 1994: Airtrc AT402 (N91966), Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Aircraft pitched down violently and struck terrain. Compressor blade failure.

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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