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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802A · Wiville, AR · August 18, 2015

Date: August 18, 2015 · 11:05 local
Place: Wiville, AR
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KVLG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3070R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA367
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-802A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,964 total900 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N3070RRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2016 · Air Tractor AT-802AS/N 802A-0528 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On August 18, 2015, at 11:00 CST, an Air tractor AT-802A, N3070R, registered to reynolds flying service, inc., was applying pesticide on a field at mccrory, AR., while on a CFR part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercially certificated pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 18, 2015, AT 11:00 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, N3070R, REGISTERED TO REYNOLDS FLYING SERVICE, INC., WAS APPLYING PESTICIDE ON A FIELD AT MCCRORY, AR., WHILE ON A CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 CEN15LA367Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWiville, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a utility pole while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in damage to the right aileron and a subsequent uncontrolled right roll at a low altitude.Aug 18, 2015 · Destroyed