Air Tractor AT-502 N1519U
4 August 2021 · Wooster, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 August 2021 at about 14:25 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N1519U, operated by Carlson Production Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Wooster, Ohio, 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 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wooster, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8051, -81.9351
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Registration
- N1519U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1991
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Carlson Production Services LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wooster → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA354
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently collided with powerline wires during an agricultural spraying flight, resulting in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent impact with the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was conducting an aerial application flight and was spraying his third field of the day when while maneuvering to make his next pass under high-tension powerlines he heard a “pop” and the airplane pitched up and started to “fishtail”. The pilot pitched the airplane down to regain control and attempted to maneuver to an open field to land the airplane. The airplane rolled and it felt as if the right wing stalled. The airplane then struck the wires next to the road and cartwheeled into the yard on the opposite side of the street. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage, both wings, the aft fuselage, and empennage. There were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Aug 2022 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Cheneyville, Louisiana, United States | McCaleb's Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Air Tractor AT 502 | Pecan Gap, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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