# Accident 20010702018889A: Airtrc AT401, Ellinwood, KS, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ellinwood, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BWDG
- Location: 38.3506° N, 98.5790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3506&lon=-98.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4549E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4549E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702018889A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI01LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA195), Jul 2, 2001: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4549E), Ellinwood, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to see and avoid the guy wire during an aerial application flight. A factor associated with the accident was the guy wire.

## Other reports on N4549E (2)

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

- [Accident 20150609008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150609008669A), Jun 9, 2015: Air Tractor Inc AT-401 (N4549E), Wall, SD, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Incident 19960321017399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321017399I), Mar 21, 1996: Airtrc AT401 (N4549E), Ellinwood, KS. Narrative: 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…

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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