Air Tractor AT 602 N602AM

Summary

On 28 April 2019 at about 17:58 local time, a Air Tractor AT 602 registered N602AM, operated by Buffalo Ridge Airspray Llc, was involved in an accident near Quanah, 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

28 April 2019 at 17:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Quanah, Texas, United States

Coordinates

34.3633, -99.9008

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 602

Registration

N602AM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Buffalo Ridge Airspray Llc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quanah → Quanah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19TA131

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line during a low altitude aerial application maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting aerial application passes parallel to a transmission power line. During the final trim pass, the pilot flew out of the field and over the power line. As he was passing over the power line, the propeller blades struck a wire that he did not see, and the engine lost power. The pilot indicated that he conducted a controlled "crash landing" about 1.5 miles away from the power line strike during which the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot further reported that "there was no malfunction prior to hitting the powerline."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.