20240905010939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Brush, CO · September 5, 2024

Date: September 5, 2024 · 10:15 local
Place: Brush, CO
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: K95A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N602BA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24FA338
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,454 total

N602BARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1173 · Built 2009 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On September 5, 2024, about 1015 mountain daylight time, an Air tractor AT-602 airplane, was substantially damaged when it collided with a power pole transformer and terrain near camden, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 137 agricultural flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2024, ABOUT 1015 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602 AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A POWER POLE TRANSFORMER AND TERRAIN NEAR CAMDEN, COLORADO. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT.

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 CEN24FA338Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCamden, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transformer that was mounted to a power pole during an aerial application flight.Sep 5, 2024 · Substantial damage