# Incident 20041028026249I: Airtrc AT502B, Levelland, TX, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MMJG
- Location: 33.5815° N, 102.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Levelland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5815&lon=-102.3641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5003C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5003C) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028026249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 28, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N5003C, FLEW THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL LINE CUTTING IT WITH THE PROPELLER, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS PROPELLER. THE WIRE CAME DOWN DAMAGING A PASSING CAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N5003C (1)

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

- [Accident 20090817016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090817016479A), Aug 17, 2009: Airtrc AT502B (N5003C), Whittemore, IA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft was being used in agricultural spraying operations. The pilot was attempting to takeoff after taking on a load of chemical and fuel. The…

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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