# Incident 20171018020919I: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Hereford, TX, October 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 13MG
- Location: 34.8226° N, 102.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hereford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8226&lon=-102.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61352, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61352) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 850 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171018020919I

## Narrative

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

WHILE JUMPING A POWERLINE DURING AGRICULTRAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS, THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING A DIVE RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.  THIS WAS THE FIRST PASS ON THE FIELD AND THE FIRST FIELD OF THE DAY.

## Other reports on N61352 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070812021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812021979A), Aug 12, 2007: Airtrc AT502B (N61352), Cooksville, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff to the south on a north/south oriented unimproved airstrip the pilot was unable to attain enough altitude to clear a corn crop at the…

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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