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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Garwood, TX · May 10, 2011

Date: May 10, 2011 · 08:00 local
Place: Garwood, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: A3NG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5097S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA330
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 469 total193 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

N5097SRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0119 · Built 1978 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The N5097S was starting an east to west swath run at an altitude of approximately 100 feet when it struck the lower rung of power lines that ran along the eastern edge of the rice field. The aircraft was then destroyed upon impact with the ground about 300 feet beyond. The pilot only received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE N5097S WAS STARTING AN EAST TO WEST SWATH RUN AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WHEN IT STRUCK THE LOWER RUNG OF POWER LINES THAT RAN ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND ABOUT 300 FEET BEYOND. THE PILOT ONLY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN11CA330Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGarwood, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from transmission wires during a low-level maneuvering flight.May 10, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5097S · 1

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

Accident 19860320036369ALevel Off Touchdown · Prescott, WARight brake lock system inadvertently locked in flight. Ground looped on landing, ended up on nose, fire started.Mar 20, 1986 · Substantial damage