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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402 · Uvalde, TX · August 13, 2011

Date
August 13, 2011 · 10:15 local
Place
Uvalde, TX
Airport
Uvalde
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
YKLG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10119
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA571
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total2,000 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On August 13, 2011, an Air-tractor model at 402, single engine airplane crashed landed north on hwy 117 near Uvalde, TX. PIC reported of conducing part 137 flight operations, when PIC experienced engine power loss then an accelerated stall while flying at 500 AGL. The aircraft right wing struck a power line wire, subsequently the aircraft flipped and struck the ground inverted in its final position. The aircraft was totally destroyed post impact. The flight originated from Uvalde, TX. Airport (kuva). PIC received minor injuries, no fire was present.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 13, 2011, AN AIR-TRACTOR MODEL AT 402, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE CRASHED LANDED NORTH ON HWY 117 NEAR UVALDE, TX. PIC REPORTED OF CONDUCING PART 137 FLIGHT OPERATIONS, WHEN PIC EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS THEN AN ACCELERATED STALL WHILE FLYING AT 500 AGL. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A POWER LINE WIRE, SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED IN ITS FINAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED POST IMPACT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM UVALDE, TX. AIRPORT (KUVA). PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, NO FIRE WAS PRESENT.

NTSB investigation

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