# Incident 20100618038339I: Air Tractor AT-502B, New Castle, WY, June 18, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2010, 13:50 local time
- Place: New Castle, WY
- Airport: Mondell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.8843° N, 104.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONDELL FLD (ECS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8843&lon=-104.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6030U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6030U-2013-11-08) (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: AIR TRACTOR AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618038339I

## Narrative

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

ON 06/18/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LCL AN AIR TRACTOR (AT-502B) N603OU STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE SPRAYING NEAR NEW CASTLE, WY. 1 PERSON ON BOARD NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. VRF CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## Other reports on N6030U (1)

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

- [Accident 20100728041519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728041519A), Jul 28, 2010: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6030U), Zwingle, IA, Destroyed. Pilot was conducting aerial spraying when the aircraft hit a power line. The impact with the power line caused damage to the aircraft elevator and forced the…

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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