ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235257
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2019 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Plains Aerial Application Inc. |
| Registration: | N15400 |
| MSN: | 502-0174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10628 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanton, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Stanton, TX |
| Stanton, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during an agricultural application flight, he had reconnoitered the area of operation, but on the last pass, the airplane struck an unseen wire. He recalled that "the airplane's right wing was trying to drop," and he tried to keep the airplane level, but the right wing collided with the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled and then came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 2007 | N15400 | Private | 0 | Slaton, Texas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Apr-2020 17:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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