Air Tractor AT-502 N1520X

Summary

On 22 August 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N1520X, operated by Carson Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Satartia, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 August 2008 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Satartia, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

32.7167, -90.5519

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502

Registration

N1520X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carson Air Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holly Bluff → Yazoo City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA170

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in the in-flight collision with a 40-foot-tall antenna.

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

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The pilot noticed that during a low pass over a field, the aircraft was approaching the known location of a 40 foot-tall antenna. He initiated a right climbing turn to avoid the antenna, but the left wing collided with it. The airplane abruptly rolled left to the inverted position, and while attempting to correct, the airplane impacted the ground. Based on the antenna height and location from the nearest airport, the Federal Aviation Administration was not required to be notified of its construction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.