ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268883
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 2000 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N50470 |
| MSN: | 502B-0492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1864 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BELLE GLADE, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (X10) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made a swath run to the west, turned east bound and collided with known wires along the swath route. The pilot immediately experienced flight control problems due to damage from the in-flight collision. He returned to the departure airport, landed, and experienced a loss of directional control on landing roll out.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with known wires along the swath run, and a loss of directional control on landing roll due to flight control damage sustained during the in-flight collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2021 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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