Air Tractor AT-602 N5189P
22 March 2009 · Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 March 2009 at about 13:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N5189P, operated by Central Farmers Co-Op, was involved in an accident near Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.6901, -92.2804
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N5189P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Central Farmers Co-Op
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ville Platte → Ville Platte
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA225
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During an aerial application run, the agricultural airplane impacted a set of power lines. The pilot had flown the field 6 to 7 times and reported that he knew the power transmissions lines were there. The airplane impacted terrain approximately a mile from the power lines, following the collision with the power lines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Magee, Mississippi, United States | Thrash Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States | Quinn Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Knobel, Arkansas, United States | R & W Flying Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Charleston, Missouri, United States | Thompson Flying Service, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Yates City, Illinois, United States | Har-Mor AG Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Canton, Mississippi, United States | AG Pilots Inc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182M | Albany, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Capra Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 | Des Allemands, Louisiana, United States | Tregre Ronnie P | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2009 | Brown Joseph B Jr RV-6 | Ama, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Cessna 150F | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-180 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Jack Bradley McCullough | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2009 | Cessna A185F | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | NMA Investments LLC | Minor injuries | - |