ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296561
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 2002 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn Kuntz |
| Registration: | N155HF |
| MSN: | 0488 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6200 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marmaduke, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Marmaduke, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the aerial application flight, two fields were being sprayed from east to the west with a set of power lines running north and south between the fields. The pilot would fly the airplane over the power lines and then descend to spray the field. During the accident swath descent to spray the east field, the airplane struck the ground. The pilot and local authorities reported that the winds were "strong" from the southwest. The weather observation facility, located approximately 22 nautical miles southwest of the accident site, reported the wind from 250 degrees at 4 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 4,000 feet agl and a broken ceiling at 5,500 feet agl, temperature 31 degrees Celsius, dew point 22 degrees Celsius, an altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of Mercury, and towering cumulus clouds in all quadrants.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the towering cumulus in all quadrants.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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