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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Ft Pierre, SD · September 4, 2015

Date: September 4, 2015 · 08:00 local
Place: Ft Pierre, SD
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: Y5RG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N321DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA251
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,875 total77 in this make and model318 in the last 90 days

N321DARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-0814 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On September 4, 2015 at approximately 0900 CST an Air tractorprivacy data omitted hit a tower guy wire during spray operations. Clear conditions prevailed and it was a VFR flight, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the spinner, propeller, and left wing, and the pilot was uninjured. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated from a private airstrip at hayes, SD on September 4, 2015.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CST AN AIR TRACTOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT A TOWER GUY WIRE DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. CLEAR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND IT WAS A VFR FLIGHT, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SPINNER, PROPELLER, AND LEFT WING, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT HAYES, SD ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2015.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA15CA251Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Pierre, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance, which resulted in the airplane striking guy-wires during aerial application operations.Sep 4, 2015 · Substantial damage