# Accident 20160808012989A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Hickory Ridge, AR, August 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2016, 14:10 local time
- Place: Hickory Ridge, AR
- Airport: Burette Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3992° N, 91.0019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3992&lon=-91.0019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N634LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N634LA-2019-06-29) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160808012989A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2016, AT 1410 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B, N634LA, REGISTERED TO BURNETT AVIATION INC. CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES NEAR HICKORY RIDGE, ARKANSAS, WHILE APPLING AERIAL CHEMCIALS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BURNETT FIELD, ARKANSAS, ON AUGUST 8, 2016, AT 1345 CST.

## 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 CEN16LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA312), Aug 8, 2016: Air Tractor AT-502B (N634LA), Hickory Ridge, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission line while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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