# Accident 20020825027769A: Airtrc AT402A, Cherokee, IA, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 09:15 local time
- Place: Cherokee, IA
- Airport: Cherokee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7314° N, 95.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7314&lon=-95.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9032K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9032K-2003-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825027769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, FLYING AN AIR TRACTOR, INC. AT-402-402, N9032K. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES CAUSING A PART OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND ALL OF THE RUDDER TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIRES WERE STRUCK APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CHEROKEE, IOWA AIRPORT (CKP). THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AND DURING THE APPROACH ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AT ABOUT 150 TO 200 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND THE NOSE DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA259), Aug 25, 2002: Air Tractor AT-402A (N9032K), Cherokee, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the power lines resulting in the rudder separation and the subsequent loss of aircraft control. A factor associated with the accident was the power line…

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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