ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353680
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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 1998 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Ag-air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N502S |
| MSN: | 502B-0456 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 465 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ringling, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Perry, OK (F22) |
| Byers, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The agricultural airplane collided with poles and wires of a power line while applying chemical to a wheat field. At the time of the collision, the airplane was heading west, and the sun 'obstructed' the pilot's vision. Following the collision, which damaged the airplane's rudder, left flap, left spray boom, and fuselage, the pilot landed the airplane in a pasture approximately one mile north of the field.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the sun glare which impaired the pilot's vision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA005
History of this aircraft
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| 27 June 2018 | N502S | Ross Seed Co Inc | 0 | Tappen, ND | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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