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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402 · Sac City, IA · July 29, 2016

Date: July 29, 2016 · 09:15 local
Place: Sac City, IA
Airport: Sac City Municipal
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 1WMG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1016G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA292
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,726 total350 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N1016GRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Air Tractor AT-402S/N 402-0720 · Built 1989 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Air tractor N1016G, took-off from carroll IA (cin) about 0900 CDT to apply an aerial application of insecticide and fungicide on a crop field approximately 1 mile south of the Sac City airport (ski). The aircraft struck the east-west powerline static wires located on the south end of the crop field at 0915 CDT. The tail rudder separated at the location of the wire strike. The fuselage and wings were found approximately 1000FT further south of the broken power line in a corn field behind a farm.

As the FAA filed it

AIR TRACTOR N1016G, TOOK-OFF FROM CARROLL IA (CIN) ABOUT 0900 CDT TO APPLY AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF INSECTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE ON A CROP FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE SAC CITY AIRPORT (SKI). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE EAST-WEST POWERLINE STATIC WIRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE CROP FIELD AT 0915 CDT. THE TAIL RUDDER SEPARATED AT THE LOCATION OF THE WIRE STRIKE. THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1000FT FURTHER SOUTH OF THE BROKEN POWER LINE IN A CORN FIELD BEHIND A FARM.

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 CEN16LA292Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSac City, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to circle over the field to identify hazards before beginning the aerial application.Jul 29, 2016 · Destroyed