ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281103
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 2022 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Crop Care Inc |
| Registration: | N41850 |
| MSN: | 502B-2703 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6296 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Melville, LA |
| Melville, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was applying insecticide to a soybean field when he heard a loud bang. Shortly thereafter, the airplane impacted terrain. The pilot, who momentarily lost consciousness, realized the loud bang was caused when the airplane impacted a tree located in the middle of the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and engine mount. 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 improperly monitored the operating environment which resulted in a collision with a tree located in the middle of a field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA359
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41850
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2022 14:18 | AgOps | Added |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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