# Accident 20250722008699A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Hastings, NE, July 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2025, 09:54 local time
- Place: Hastings, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9MLG
- Location: 40.5680° N, 98.3545° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5680&lon=-98.3545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502KB) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 388 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722008699A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER TRANSMISION LINES WHILE ON A CLEAN UP PASS. ONE POWER LINE DAMAGED THE PROP, WINDSHIELD, AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE LEFT DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND FOLDED THE REAR EMPENAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM WEST OF THE POINT OF WIRE IMPACT, AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 290.

## 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 CEN25LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA274), Jul 22, 2025: Air Tractor AT502 (N502KB), Hastings, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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