# Accident 20160601008519A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Nicolas, CA, June 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2016, 14:09 local time
- Place: Nicolas, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.9111° N, 121.5594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9111&lon=-121.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5091N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5091N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,577 total, 844 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160601008519A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CROP DUSTING A RICE FIELD AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HIGH TENSION WIRE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA303), Jun 1, 2016: Air Tractor AT 502 (N5091N), Nicolaus, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's insufficient clearance from a power line during aerial application operations, which resulted in a power line strike, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, loss of directional control,…

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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