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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Ellinwood, KS · July 2, 2001

Date: July 2, 2001 · 09:30 local
Place: Ellinwood, KS
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: BWDG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4549E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA195
Reported as: Airtrc AT401

N4549ERegistered now · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0765 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On July 2, 2001, at 0930 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-401, N4549E, contacted a guy wire and collided with the terrain during an aerial application flight in Ellinwood, Kansas. The commercial pilot flying the airplane was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 137 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot reported he departed the Ellinwood municipal airport at approximately 0900 central daylight time. (-23) the accident was the result of the aircraft striking a guy wire. The pilot stated he did not see the wire and struck it exiting a field during aerial application operations.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 2, 2001, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401, N4549E, CONTACTED A GUY WIRE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT IN ELLINWOOD, KANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED THE ELLINWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. (-23) THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING A GUY WIRE. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRE AND STRUCK IT EXITING A FIELD DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEllinwood, KSThe pilot failed to see and avoid the guy wire during an aerial application flight. A factor associated with the accident was the guy wire.Jul 2, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4549E · 2

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

Accident 20150609008669ATakeoff: Rotation · Wall, SDOn June 9, 2015, at 1630 an Air tractor (AT-401) registered to cedar butte Air inc., was involved in an accident while taking-off from a Grass strip for the purpose of agricultural aerial application. Visual metrological conditions prevailed and no flight…Jun 9, 2015 · Substantial damage Incident 19960321017399ILow Level Operations · Ellinwood, KSNarrative: Mr. Hoeffner was spraying two pastures located across the road from each other and separated by a powerline. He was climbing over the powerline on each pass. On the sixth pass, he had started the climb when his engine began to run rough. In his…Mar 21, 1996