Air Tractor AT-301 N2325G

Summary

On 8 July 1998 at about 14:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N2325G was involved in an accident near Plainview, 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

8 July 1998 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainview, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Horan Airport (9TX3)

Coordinates

34.1892, -101.7206

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N2325G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hale Center → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA304

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the aerial application flight. A factor was the transmission wire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane's right wing contacted a wire during an aerial application flight near Mart, Texas. The pilot stated that he was making the final pass in a field he was spraying. He was flying the airplane adjacent to a 'center pivot sprinkler' and adjusted the flight path of the airplane to remain clear of the sprinkler. The airplane cleared the sprinkler and was departing the field at the western edge when the pilot noticed wires. The right wing tip of the airplane contacted the lower wire and continued flying. The pilot flew the airplane to the Horan Airport, Plainview, Texas, where it landed without further incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.