# Accident 20020410007119A: Airtrc AT502B, Palestine, AR, April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 07:00 local time
- Place: Palestine, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UTCG
- Location: 34.9997° N, 90.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9997&lon=-90.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9074H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9074H) (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 FTW02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410007119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR 502B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N9074H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A WIRE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PALESTINE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE HUTCHERSON FLYING SERVICE, FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR PALESTINE AT 0630.

## 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 FTW02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA116), Apr 10, 2002: Air Tractor 502B (N9074H), Palestine, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

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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