Air Tractor AT-502 N9192X
9 November 2007 · Loop City, Nebraska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 November 2007 at about 18:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N9192X was involved in an accident near Loop City, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loop City, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Registration
- N9192X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Paul → Loop City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA043
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The obstruction clearance not maintained by the pilot during an aerial application of a field and the subsequent hard landing onto the field. Contributing factors were the power line and rough/uneven terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The agricultural airplane struck power lines during an aerial application and experienced a hard landing resulting in substantial damage to the airplane when it impacted a field. No mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal airplane operation were reported.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Slaton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Minturn, Arkansas, United States | Anthony G. Alls | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2006 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2008 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Dinuba, California, United States | Gilbert Aviation Industries INC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2006 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Chowchilla, California, United States | Thiel Air Care, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2007 | Cessna A188B | Sargent, Nebraska, United States | Air Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | Cessna 140 | Grant, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Boeing Stearman E75 | Gordon, Nebraska, United States | Ken Horwitz | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2007 | Maule M5-210C | Central City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-17 | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2007 | Cessna 152 | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |