# Accident 20180504014969A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Truman, AR, May 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2018, 15:20 local time
- Place: Truman, AR
- Airport: Sally Wofford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5GAG
- Location: 35.5703° N, 90.6361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5703&lon=-90.6361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4170S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4170S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180504014969A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 CENTRAL TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, REGISTERED AS N4170S TO 5-GS AVIATION LLC, STRUCK THE TOP OF AN UNUSED ELECTRIC  SERVICE POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLINGS, ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FIREWALL.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE PILOT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRUBBS AERO PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR HARRISBURG, AR.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 GAA18CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA265), May 4, 2018: Air Tractor AT 802 (N4170S), Truman, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a pole during an agricultural application flight.

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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