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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502 · Loupe City, NE · November 9, 2007

Date: November 9, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place: Loupe City, NE
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DLOG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9192X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA043
Reported as: Airtrc AT502
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,507 total205 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N9192XRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0229 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 9, 2007 at about 12:00 local time the pilot privacy data omitted, a commercial pilot, was operating N9192X an air tractor inc. AT-502 for certificate holder dlog, dba miller flying service inc. an agricultural aircraft operator. While spraying pasture the aircraft struck power lines. The power lines were sheared off when they became entangled with the aircraft. The aircraft was stopped by the trailing wires and struck the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor bruises to the pilot. The crown of the nearest support tower was broken off during the accident and a small grass fire was extinguished near the base of that tower.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AT ABOUT 12:00 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OPERATING N9192X AN AIR TRACTOR INC. AT-502 FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDER DLOG, DBA MILLER FLYING SERVICE INC. AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATOR. WHILE SPRAYING PASTURE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. THE POWER LINES WERE SHEARED OFF WHEN THEY BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED BY THE TRAILING WIRES AND STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR BRUISES TO THE PILOT. THE CROWN OF THE NEAREST SUPPORT TOWER WAS BROKEN OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT AND A SMALL GRASS FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED NEAR THE BASE OF THAT TOWER.

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 CHI08CA043Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLoop City, NEThe obstruction clearance not maintained by the pilot during an aerial application of a field and the subsequent hard landing onto the field. Contributing factors were the power line and rough/uneven terrain.Nov 9, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9192X · 1

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

Incident 19990717033179IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Mohave Valley, AZ(-23) Pilot was conducting aerial application operations when aircraft began losing oil pressure. Pilot made forced landing in alfalfa field. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Pilot upon inspection of aircraft noted bullet hole around engine area. No injuries.Jul 17, 1999 · Minor damage