# Accident 20090306009949A: Airtrc AT502B, Holabird, SD, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: Holabird, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5222° N, 99.7389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5222&lon=-99.7389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306009949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2009 AT APPROX 1115CDT, A 2002 AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-502B REGISTERED TO CUSTOM AIR INC. STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED WHILE RETURNING FROM HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN TEA, SD.  THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY IN PIERRE SD, 40 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED A VISIBILITY OF 3 MILES AND OVERCAST AT 900 FT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL RATING WITH A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN TEA, SD ON 03/06/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 AM CDT.

## 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 CEN09CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA194), Mar 6, 2009: Air Tractor AT-502B (N648LA), Harrold, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during his turn to reverse course due to weather. Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility at the time of the accident.

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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