# Accident 20080813842619A: Airtrc AT502B, Tunica, MS, August 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZDWG
- Location: 34.6850° N, 90.3478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6850&lon=-90.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61267-2018-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080813842619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HIT POWER LINES ENTERING FIELD FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.

## 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 NYC08CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA279), Aug 13, 2008: Air Tractor AT-502B (N61267), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during low-altitude maneuvers.

## Other reports on N61267 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150827016119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827016119A), Aug 27, 2015: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N61267), Genoa, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot completed a run in adjacent field and was preparing for another pass. Aircraft lost power and pilot was unable to restore. Unable to make a nearby road,…

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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