# Accident 20090322003239A: Airtrc AT602, Vidrine, LA, March 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2009, 07:55 local time
- Place: Vidrine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIRG
- Location: 30.6901° N, 92.2804° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6901&lon=-92.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5189P-2009-11-19) (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-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090322003239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE SPRAYING A RICE FIELD.  THE RUDDER CONTACTED THE POWER LINES CAUSING THE PILOT TO CRASH IN A FIELD NEAR THE TRANSMISSION LINE.  THE PILOT HAD MADE SEVERAL PASSES UNDER THE TRANSMISSION LINES SUCCESSFULLY.  THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE WHEN SPRAYING RICE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AND OTHER INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA225), Mar 22, 2009: Air Tractor AT-602 (N5189P), Ville Platte, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run.

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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