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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Arriba, CO · May 5, 2011

Date: May 5, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place: Arriba, CO
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZJZG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5192F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA323
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,415 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5192FRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-1093 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 5, 2011, at 13:30 MST, Air tractor 402, N5192F, registered to privacy data omitted. The pilot of the aircraft crashed while return from an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of accident. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 5, 2011, AT 13:30 MST, AIR TRACTOR 402, N5192F, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE RETURN FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArriba, COThe pilot’s controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.May 5, 2011 · Substantial damage