ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264313
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 2021 |
| Time: | 13:37 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Lutes Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N8523Z |
| MSN: | 502B-2577 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edwardsburg, Cass County, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Elkhart Municipal Airport, IN (EKI/KEKM) |
| Elkhart Municipal Airport, IN (EKI/KEKM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while conducting an aerial application pass over a field, the airplane stuck trees and subsequently impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot reported that the field had rising terrain toward its southern edge and as the airplane approached the southern edge, the airplane was unable to climb above the rising terrain. It is likely the pilot failed to identify the rising terrain in time to clear the trees.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to identify rising terrain and to maintain terrain clearance from trees during an aerial application pass that resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA283
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=8523Z
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2021 23:32 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 21-Jun-2021 00:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2021 19:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2021 19:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2022 12:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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