Air Tractor AT-502B N50470

Summary

On 6 December 2000 at about 14:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N50470, operated by South Florida Crop Care, was involved in an accident near Belle Glade, Florida, 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

6 December 2000 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Belle Glade, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Belle Glade State Airport (X10)

Coordinates

26.6810, -80.6703

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N50470

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

South Florida Crop Care

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA037

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with known wires along the swath run, and a loss of directional control on landing roll due to flight control damage sustained during the in-flight collision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a swath run to the west, turned east bound and collided with known wires along the swath route. The pilot immediately experienced flight control problems due to damage from the in-flight collision. He returned to the departure airport, landed, and experienced a loss of directional control on landing roll out.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.