# Incident 20070708016459I: Airtrc AT502A, Le Roy, IL, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 16:45 local time
- Place: Le Roy, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NPFG
- Location: 40.3394° N, 88.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3394&lon=-88.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1224W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1224W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 6,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708016459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT A RLA APPROXIMATELY 4.6 NM NE OF LE ROY, ILLINOIS WHEN HE STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, PROPELLER SPINNER, AND THE AIRFRAME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N1224W (1)

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

- [Incident 20100718038699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718038699I), Jul 18, 2010: Air Tractor AT-502A (N1224W), Bloomington, IL, No damage. While maneuvering for the 6th pass on a corn field being sprayed the engine lost power but continued running at idle. The power lever was unresponsive. 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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