# Accident 20190724012519A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Roanoke, LA, July 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, LA
- Airport: Ag Aviation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJPG
- Location: 30.2022° N, 92.7750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2022&lon=-92.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1509E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509E-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,869 total, 1,849 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190724012519A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING ON EDGE OF FIELD WHEN THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND STRUCK LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING TIP  WITH TOP OF TELEPHONE POLE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT INVERTED AND HIT TOP OF TREES THEN IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 GAA19CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA452), Jul 24, 2019: Air Tractor AT 502 (N1509E), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a telephone 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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