# NTSB LAX81FUJ88: Air Tractor AT-302, N5232S, Phoenix, AZ, August 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5232S-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 3020129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-302
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-302](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302) (registry code 0390104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lone Butte Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810819050499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050499A), Aug 19, 1981: Airtrc AT302, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft hit wires and crashed during night time spraying operation.

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.

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