# Accident 20190816015469A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Onida, SD, August 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Onida, SD
- Airport: Onida Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 44.7078° N, 100.0617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7078&lon=-100.0617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500KA-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (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-502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 32,843 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816015469A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 16, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330HRS LOCAL AN AT-502B STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POWER LINE WHILE CONDUCTING PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN INTO A CORN FIELD SLIDING ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR SEVERAL YARDS BEFORE FLIPPING NOSE OVER AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CORN FIELD. THE PILOT EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES WEST AND 2 MILES NORTH OF THE ONIDA, SD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA19CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA502), Aug 16, 2019: Air Tractor AT502 (N500KA), Onida, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power wires during agricultural application operations.

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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