# Accident 20050302001939A: Airtrc AT402, Dumas, AR, March 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: M11G
- Location: 33.9250° N, 91.5111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9250&lon=-91.5111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1518Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1518Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050302001939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 2, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 CDT, AT-402-402, N1518Z, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING A POWER LINE DURING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS NEAR DUMAS, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WHO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA079), Mar 2, 2005: Air Tractor AT-402 (N1518Z), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.

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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