# Accident 20070630020079A: Airtrc AT301, White Hall, IL, June 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2007, 11:15 local time
- Place: White Hall, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K73G
- Location: 39.4972° N, 90.6689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4972&lon=-90.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5230S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5230S-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070630020079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA188), Jun 30, 2007: Air Tractor AT-301 (N5230S), Walkerville, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application flight. The corn was a contributing factor.

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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