# Accident 20110417005649A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Horseshoe Lake, AR, April 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2011, 06:50 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Lake, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYDG
- Location: 34.9056° N, 90.3017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9056&lon=-90.3017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42015-2011-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110417005649A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/17/2011 AT 1150 Z, AIR TRACTOR AT-802, N42015, S/N 802A-0304 WAS BEING OPERATED NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE, AR IN VMC (VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS) UNDER 14CFR PART 137 OPERATIONS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT STRUCK AN ANTENNA TOWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE 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 CEN11CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA294), Apr 17, 2011: Air Tractor AT-802A (N42015), Horseshoe Lake, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tower due to his inadequate visual lookout.

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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