# Accident 20130719013689A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Ferdinand, IN, July 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2013, 10:35 local time
- Place: Ferdinand, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MLHG
- Location: 38.2519° N, 86.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2519&lon=-86.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86BM-2014-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130719013689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS APPLYING CHEMICAL PRODUCT TO A CORNFIELD.  THE CORNFIELD IS LOCATED 1/4 S.M. WEST OF A ROW OF UTILITY CABLES.  A SECTION OF THIS CORNFIELD EXTENDS TO THE EAST.  THIS PARTICULAR SECTION ENDS AT THE LOCATION OF THE UTILITY CABLES.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE UTILITY CABLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 800FT EAST OF THE UTILITY CABLES.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED UPHILL, STRUCK TREES, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET EAST OF THE POINT OF IMPACT.  DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMEBER WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE OR DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN13LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA424), Jul 19, 2013: Air Tractor AT-802A (N86BM), Huntingburg, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to identify potential obstructions in the area…

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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