# Accident 20250602004849A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Hamlet, NE, June 2, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2025, 10:05 local time
- Place: Hamlet, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RHQG
- Location: 40.3852° N, 101.1948° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-101.1948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60057) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-401
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 19 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250602004849A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STUCK A SET OF TRANSMISION POWER LINES. THREE POWER LINES DAMAGED THE PROP, WINDSHIELD FRAME, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND ELEVATOR RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 920 YARDS NORTH OF THE POINT OF WIRE IMPACT, AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 180°.

## 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 CEN25LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA191), Jun 2, 2025: Air Tractor AT-401 (N60057), Hamlet, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during low altitude maneuvering.

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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