Air Tractor AT-502B N502S

Summary

On 8 October 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N502S, operated by Superior Ag-Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ringling, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 October 1998 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ringling, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.1690, -97.5896

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N502S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Superior Ag-Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perry → Byers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA005

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the sun glare which impaired the pilot's vision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.