# Accident 20110817016509A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Egbert, WY, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 14:45 local time
- Place: Egbert, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QT0G
- Location: 41.1442° N, 104.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1442&lon=-104.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8518Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518Y-2011-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817016509A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17TH, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45 MDT, N8518Y AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-601 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND 30 MILES EAST OF CHEYENNE, WY.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR11LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA388), Aug 17, 2011: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8518Y), Pine Bluffs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight.

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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