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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Hollis, OK · April 28, 2017

Date: April 28, 2017 · 13:18 local
Place: Hollis, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: TBYG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N604RH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17FA170
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N604RHRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2019 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1202 · Built 2011 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft appeared to have struck the ground with the RH wing short of rnwy 35. Next impact was propeller stuck in the ground with blades broken off from hub and hub broken off of engine. Engine found detached from airframe another 30 ft past prop hub. Wing came to rest upside down and detached from fuselage. Fuselage found resting on top of upside down wing facing 180 degrees opposite of direction of flight. Aircraft appeared to have cartwheeled on attempt to land and started disintegrating and strewing parts and pieces as it tumbled.

There was a post crash fire and much of the center of the wing and cockpit area consumed in fire.

Pilot was fatally injured in crash and fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RH WING SHORT OF RNWY 35. NEXT IMPACT WAS PROPELLER STUCK IN THE GROUND WITH BLADES BROKEN OFF FROM HUB AND HUB BROKEN OFF OF ENGINE. ENGINE FOUND DETACHED FROM AIRFRAME ANOTHER 30 FT PAST PROP HUB. WING CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND DETACHED FROM FUSELAGE. FUSELAGE FOUND RESTING ON TOP OF UPSIDE DOWN WING FACING 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE OF DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE CARTWHEELED ON ATTEMPT TO LAND AND STARTED DISINTEGRATING AND STREWING PARTS AND PIECES AS IT TUMBLED.

THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE AND MUCH OF THE CENTER OF THE WING AND COCKPIT AREA CONSUMED IN FIRE.

PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN CRASH AND FIRE.

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 CEN17FA170Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHollis, OKAn impact with terrain during final approach for reasons that could not be determined because no evidence of an in-flight failure or malfunction was observed.Apr 28, 2017 · Substantial damage