# Accident 20050712015709A: Airtrc AT502B, Hickory Ridge, AR, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hickory Ridge, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B6ZG
- Location: 35.3667° N, 90.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3667&lon=-90.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9086V-2017-04-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,954 total, 515 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712015709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 07/12/2005, APPROX 17:00 CDT, N9086V AN AT-502B WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL DURING MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE NEAR HICKORY RIDGE, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEMPHIS TN TRAUMA CENTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED PER 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HICKORY RIDGE BUT NO TIME IN CURRENTLY KNOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROX. 30 TO 40 YARDS FROM THE ORIGINAL POINT OF IMPACT, (A FIELD SERVICE ROAD) IN A FLOODED RICE FIELD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FACING IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH THE PROP AND HUB SEPARATED AND LOCATED APPROX. 10 FEET AFT AND 20 WEST OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO KNOWN WITNESS AND THE PILOT IS UNABLE TO GIVE A STATEMENT.

## 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 DFW05LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA179), Jul 12, 2005: Air Tractor AT-502B (N9086V), Hickory Ridge, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during aerial application.

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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