Air Tractor AT-502 N73184
14 August 2000 · Helena, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2000 at about 12:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N73184 was involved in an accident near Helena, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Helena, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5192, -90.5998
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Registration
- N73184
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW00LA232
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A contributing factor was the sun glare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
This was the pilot's first flight of the morning, and he had completed spraying 35 acres of cotton. The pilot was flying from east to west, and had crossed over some trees and dropped down for a swath run when the right wing struck an irrigation sprinkler pivot. About 5-6 feet of the right wing and half of its aileron separated from the airplane. The pilot flew the airplane back to the staging strip and landed without further incident. The pilot stated that the sun was in his eyes, and it hampered him from seeing the irrigation pivot in time to avoid it.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-502 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2000 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Deerpark, Louisiana, United States | Angelina Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Portland, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2000 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Lariat, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1999 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Shelley, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1999 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States | Michael A. Burnette | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1998 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | Air Corp Care Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2000 | Aeronca 15AC | Pettigrew, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Aero Commander 685 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2000 | Pzl-Mielec M-18A | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-34-200T | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Gould, Arkansas, United States | Rogers Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Helena, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |