- Date
- July 8, 1992, 07:35 local (12:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mamou, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7315LAir Tractor AT-502
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920708024339A
- Case key
- 18332
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance.
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.
Analysis
The pilot made a low pass over the airstrip prior to starting his approach. While on final approach the right wing of the airplane impacted a telephone pole on the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane descended out of control and impacted the terrain adjacent the airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7315L
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0006
- Airframe hours
- 2,267
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-15AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Miller'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Miller'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1992 · 373 hours before
- Departed
- LA01 · Basile, LA
- Airport
- NONE · Mamou, runway 9, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,210 total · 284 in this make and model · 8,952 as pilot in command · 284 in the last 90 days · 99 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7315L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.