Air Tractor AT-502B N502DB

Summary

On 29 May 2007 at about 10:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N502DB was involved in an accident near Banquete, Texas, 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

29 May 2007 at 10:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Banquete, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Corpus Christi Intl (CRP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N502DB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Banquete → Banquete

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA123

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission line(s). A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The single-engine agricultural airplane collided with a set of power transmission lines while performing an aerial application flight. The 25,223-hour commercial pilot reported that while maneuvering underneath one set of power lines and over a second set of power lines, the airplane collided with the first set of power lines, separating the vertical stabilizer and the rudder. The pilot attempted to control the airplane with power, elevator and ailerons but was not successful. The pilot lost control of the airplane during the forced landing in an adjacent cotton field. The airplane sustain structural damage and the pilot was not injured. Weather at the airport was reported as winds calm, visibility 10 statute miles with clear skies, temperature 30 degrees Celsius, dew point 21 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 29.86 inches of Mercury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.