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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Wilmot, AR · August 1, 2015

Date
August 1, 2015 · 07:00 local
Place
Wilmot, AR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
L3YG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6007N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15FA331
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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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 1, 2015, about 0700 central daylight time, an Air tractor AT-602 airplane, N6007N, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground under unknown circumstances in Wilmot, Arkansas. The commercial rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to baylee company and operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 137 as an agricultural flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at lake village municipal airport (M32), lake village, Arkansas.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 1, 2015, ABOUT 0700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602 AIRPLANE, N6007N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WILMOT, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO BAYLEE COMPANY AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AS AN AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M32), LAKE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS.

NTSB investigation

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