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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402B · Newport, AR · June 21, 2014

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Date
June 21, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
Newport, AR
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N428JJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA314
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-402B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total1,000 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days
N428JJRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402BS/N 402B-1307 · Built 2014Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402BEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On June 21, 2014 at 1245 CST, an Air tractor AT-402B, N428JJ, registered to bell flying, inc., Newport, Arkansas, during routine agricultural disbursement operation, aircraft clipped a power line with the vertical stabilizer and crashed in rice field near Newport, Arkansas. The aircraft took off from operators hanger in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) conditions, made one (1) full pass through the field and under the wire, on second pass entering the field (on a heading of 189 south) PIC flew under and struck wire with vertical stabilizer, severely damaging rudder and forced the aircraft to impact the ground, left main landing gear separated from the fuselage and right main landing gear was flattened outboard, the left and right wing and underside of fuselage were substantially damaged, the propeller and spinner were also separated from the engine, the cockpit and the engine area were cracked in half. A flight plan was not filed. The commercial rated pilot has a valid second class medical, and only received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 21, 2014 AT 1245 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-402B, N428JJ, REGISTERED TO BELL FLYING, INC., NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, DURING ROUTINE AGRICULTURAL DISBURSEMENT OPERATION, AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A POWER LINE WITH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND CRASHED IN RICE FIELD NEAR NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM OPERATORS HANGER IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) CONDITIONS, MADE ONE (1) FULL PASS THROUGH THE FIELD AND UNDER THE WIRE, ON SECOND PASS ENTERING THE FIELD (ON A HEADING OF 189 SOUTH) PIC FLEW UNDER AND STRUCK WIRE WITH VERTICAL STABILIZER, SEVERELY DAMAGING RUDDER AND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FLATTENED OUTBOARD, THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING AND UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER WERE ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE, THE COCKPIT AND THE ENGINE AREA WERE CRACKED IN HALF. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT HAS A VALID SECOND CLASS MEDICAL, AND ONLY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN14CA314Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewport, ARThe pilot misjudged his altitude which resulted in the airplane contacting a wire during the low altitude aerial application maneuver.Jun 21, 2014 · Substantial damage