# Accident 20100728041519A: Air Tractor AT-502B, Zwingle, IA, July 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2010, 17:15 local time
- Place: Zwingle, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.2386° N, 90.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2386&lon=-90.7103&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: 1,900 total, 330 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728041519A

## Narrative

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

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 PILOT TO CRASH INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE POWER LINE.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING INTO THE SUN AND BEGAN HIS DESCENT INTO THE FIELD TOO EARLY DUE TO THE VISBILTY RESTRICTION CAUSED BY LOOKING INTO THE SUN.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN10CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA445), Jul 28, 2010: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6030U), Zwingle, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during the agricultural flight.

## Other reports on N6030U (1)

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

- [Incident 20100618038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618038339I), Jun 18, 2010: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6030U), New Castle, WY, Minor damage. 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.…

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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