# Accident 20200727011459A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, New Washington, OH, July 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2020, 16:30 local time
- Place: New Washington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FASG
- Location: 40.9147° N, 82.7900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9147&lon=-82.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602FH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,997 total, 1,378 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200727011459A

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AND ON THE FOURTH PASS THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER A SET OF HIGH TENSION WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND DRIFTED UP AND STRUCK THE WIRES. THE RUDDER WAS TORN FROM THE VERTICAL STAB. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND TRIM TAB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY IN A FIELD. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS/ PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.

## 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 CEN20CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA312), Jul 27, 2020: Air Tractor AT 602 (N602FH), Tiro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance while attempting to fly under power lines during an aerial application pass.

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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