# Accident 20040521009399A: Airtrc AT602, Brookland, AR, May 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brookland, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZGWG
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5013C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013C-2009-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 21, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, AIR TRACTOR, AT-602, N5013C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A POWER LINE WITH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION NEAR BROOKLAND, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY QUINN AVIATION, INC., OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE QUINN AVIATION PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER APPLYING CHEMICAL TO A FIELD HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER UNDER SOME POWERLINES. DURING THE MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER IMPACTED THE POWER LINE, AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A DRY RICE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA136), May 21, 2004: Air Tractor AT-602 (N5013C), Brookland, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering.

## Other reports on N5013C (1)

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

- [Accident 20090102000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090102000069A), Jan 2, 2009: Airtrc AT602 (N5013C), Philadelphia, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Two aircraft departed approximately 20 minutes apart (1100 and 1120 CST) from greenville al (prn), 01/02/2009, with a destination of jonesboro ar (jbr) and a…

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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