# Accident 20220801008469A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Port Barre, LA, August 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2022, 06:40 local time
- Place: Port Barre, LA
- Airport: Yankee Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EBLG
- Location: 30.6163° N, 92.0571° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6163&lon=-92.0571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220801008469A

## Narrative

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

AN AIR TRACTOR, MODEL AT-502, DEPARTED IN THE MORNING TO CONDUCT A 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES AWAY FROM HOME BASE.  THE PILOT JUST STARTED SPRAYING INSECTICIDE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF U.S. HWY 190 BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  ON THE FOURTH PASS SPRAYING OVER THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER.  THE PILOT QUICKLY ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO HOME BASE (17LS-YANKEE FIELD) IN PORT BARRE, LA.  THE INOPERATIVE RUDDER CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIR TRACTOR GROUND LOOPING DURING LANDING AT 0640CDT/1140Z.

## 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 CEN22LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA352), Aug 1, 2022: Air Tractor AT-502 (N407CT), Washington, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an aerial application of a field.

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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