# Accident 20080420831819A: Airtrc AT602, Paragould, AR, April 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Airport: Kirk Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H5TG
- Location: 36.0578° N, 90.5047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0578&lon=-90.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517M-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420831819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/20/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM, AIRPLANE N8517M, AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL 602, SERIAL NUMBER 602-1126, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION FOR 14 CFR 137 AIR OPERATOR (H5TG), STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE. AFTER IMPACTING THE CABLE, ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIR STRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS THE AIRPLANE PITCHED NOSE UP WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES AFTER THE REAPPLICATION OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE STALLED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN OF A LEVEE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DFW08CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA104), Apr 20, 2008: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8517M), Paragould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from electrical wires while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were binding of the elevator control, inadvertent stall and trees.

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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