Air Tractor AT-401 N4549E

Summary

On 2 July 2001 at about 14:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N4549E was involved in an accident near Ellinwood, Kansas, 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

2 July 2001 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellinwood, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.3506, -98.5790

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-401

Registration

N4549E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ellinwood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA195

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to see and avoid the guy wire during an aerial application flight. A factor associated with the accident was the guy wire.

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

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The airplane contacted a guy wire and collided with the terrain during an aerial application flight. The pilot reported he saw the poles during the aerial application flight. He reported he knew that there would be wires in the area so he swung out wide during a turn to look for the wires. The right wing contacted a guy wire during the turn. The airplane then settled into the sunflower crop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.