- Date
- August 19, 1981
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5232SAir Tractor AT-302
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810819050499A
- Case key
- 124481
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2276 81/8/19 NR.PHOENIX,AZ AIR TRACTOR AT-302 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 20000 TIME - 0015 N5232S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE BUTTE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1125 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPRAYING COTTON ON BRIGHT NGT.FLAGGER INDCD PLT WAS AWARE OF LOCATION OF PWR LN.STRUCK A LWR WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5232S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-302
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lone Butte Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.