20190428004459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Quanah, TX · April 28, 2019

Date: April 28, 2019 · 16:00 local
Place: Quanah, TX
Airport: Quanah Municipal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 46JG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N602AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19TA131
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,306 total30 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N602AMRegistration cancelled May 23, 2020 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0408 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On April 28, 2019, at approximately 1215 pm, N602AM, an Air tractor AT-602 clipped a powerline with propeller at Quanah, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Quanah Municipal Airport on April 28, 2019 at 1200PM.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 28, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 PM, N602AM, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602 CLIPPED A POWERLINE WITH PROPELLER AT QUANAH, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM QUANAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 28, 2019 AT 1200PM.

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 CEN19TA131Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportQuanah, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line during a low altitude aerial application maneuver.Apr 28, 2019 · Substantial damage