- Date
- August 12, 1982, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Center, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1KLAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820812041729A
- Case key
- 70172
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Planning/decision - inadequateCause
Object - other personFactor
Pull-up - performed
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Analysis
The pilot was on the first swath run of his second load. He stated that as he started to cross below transmission lines, when he saw a small boy and a dog appear from a ditch below the wires. He stated that when he pulled up to avoid the child, the aircraft collided with a wire, went out of control and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1KL
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0044
- Airframe hours
- 1,425
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kenneth Leach
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Leach
- Departed
- 1V8 · Center, CO
- Destination
- 1V8 · Center, CO
- Airport
- 1V8 · Leach
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total · 600 in this make and model · 4,950 as pilot in command · 280 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALS, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.