# Incident 20181017020219I: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Brawley, CA, October 17, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N647RA-2026-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 437 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181017020219I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH THE PILOT COULD SEE THE TELEPHONE POLE BUT WITH THE SETTING SUN LOST SIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE LINE. THINKING HE WAS HIGH ENOUGH DESCENDED TO MAKE A PASS OVER THE FIELD. THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TELEPHONE LINE COUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N647RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20250715007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715007939A), Jul 15, 2025: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B (N647RA), Wyoming, IL, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he left aledo, IL at approximately 0600 on Tuesday July 15, 2025 with the fuel tank ¾ full and the aircraft holds 234 usable gallons of…

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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