# Incident 20120725014549I: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Eureka, IL, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 07:45 local time
- Place: Eureka, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SHZG
- Location: 40.7140° N, 89.2770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7140&lon=-89.2770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8526L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8526L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725014549I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING A CLEAN-UP PASS, THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A WIRE THAT WAS NOT ROUTED ALONG A ROAD. THE WIRE WAS RUNNING ACROSS 2 ADJACENT FIELDS. THE OPERATOR WAS BUSY WATCHING FOR DRIFT OVER A NEAR BY HOME.

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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