ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192921
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 2017 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20361 |
| MSN: | 802A-0420 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tooele County SW of Vernon, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Nephi, UT (U14) |
| Nephi, UT (U14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he attempted to transition a mountain ridge after he had completed an aerial application. He added that he began to climb to a safe altitude in rising terrain but realized that it was going to be “close to clear” the mountain top. He attempted to turn to the left but noted that the terrain would not allow him to do so. He continued straight ahead and impacted the mountain top about 10 ft from the crest.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N20361
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 2016 | N20361 | Thompson Flying Service LLC | 0 | Cairo, Illinois | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2017 06:18 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Jan-2017 06:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2017 08:58 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 18-Jan-2017 16:01 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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