# Incident 20160530008429I: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Gueydan, LA, May 30, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gueydan, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 91GC
- Location: 30.0290° N, 92.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gueydan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0290&lon=-92.5070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7315L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,059 total, 1,334 in this make and model, 314 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160530008429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED HE SAW POWERLINE TOO LATE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER IT.

## Other reports on N7315L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20251105020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251105020419A), Nov 5, 2025: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N7315L), Gueydan, LA, Substantial damage. The pilot was conducting aerial application operations over a rice field during daylight hours, utilizing the back-to-back spraying method. After completing…
- [Incident 20010515010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010515010339I), May 15, 2001: Airtrc AT502 (N7315L), Morse, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot experienced an engine during aerial application. A landing was attempted on a narrow gravel road. The pilot received no injuries. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19920708024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708024339A), Jul 8, 1992: Airtrc AT502 (N7315L), Mamou, LA, Substantial damage. Too low on final for landing. Right wing hit telephone pole. Swung right out off control. Slid sideways on impact.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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