# Accident 20100711037179A: Air Tractor AT-602, Lake Village, AR, July 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2010, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, AR
- Airport: Lake Village Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3458° N, 91.3156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3458&lon=-91.3156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42590, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42590) (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-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,716 total, 4,429 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100711037179A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 11, 2010 AT 0700 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT602, N42590, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN BEAR, DELAWARE AND BEING OPERATED BY STANDRIDGE FLYING SERVICE, COLLIDED WITH THE TWO VERY TOP WIRES OF A CROSS COUNTRY HIGH TENSION WIRE SYSTEM.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA391), Jul 11, 2010: Air Tractor AT602 (N42590), Lake Village, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires during the aerial application pass.

## Other reports on N42590 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220518006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220518006889A), May 18, 2022: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N42590), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. On approach to field pilot struck power pole returned to home landing

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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