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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · White Hall, IL · June 30, 2007

Date: June 30, 2007 · 11:15 local
Place: White Hall, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: K73G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5230S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA188
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N5230SRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0128 · Built 1978 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot in command stated that during completion of a procedure turn to re-enter the cornfield he was spraying, he became distracted by making sure he missed guy wires on a nearby tower. The aircraft descended into the corn crop and subsequently struck terrain in a nose low, left wing low attitude. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT DURING COMPLETION OF A PROCEDURE TURN TO RE-ENTER THE CORNFIELD HE WAS SPRAYING, HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY MAKING SURE HE MISSED GUY WIRES ON A NEARBY TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE CORN CROP AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWalkerville, ILThe altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application flight. The corn was a contributing factor.Jun 30, 2007 · Destroyed