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FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Artesia, NM · March 30, 2016

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Date
March 30, 2016 · 08:45 local
Place
Artesia, NM
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WBMG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N667CB
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total1,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N667CBRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0667 · Built 2003Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 30, 2016 at 0845MDT, N667CB, a Air tractor 502-B, registered to devil dusters, inc., struck a power line near Artesia, new Mexico. The pilot was conducitng agricultural aerial application flight on a Private farm. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from a Private Airport near Artesia, new Mexico on March 30, 2016 at 0800 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 30, 2016 AT 0845MDT, N667CB, A AIR TRACTOR 502-B, REGISTERED TO DEVIL DUSTERS, INC., STRUCK A POWER LINE NEAR ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCITNG AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT ON A PRIVATE FARM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO ON MARCH 30, 2016 AT 0800 MDT.