Air Tractor AT 502B N502NR

Summary

On 29 July 2014 at about 12:40 local time, a Air Tractor AT 502B registered N502NR was involved in an accident near Minden, Nebraska, 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

29 July 2014 at 12:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.7481, -99.1375

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 502B

Registration

N502NR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Minden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA429

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate survey of the aerial application field which resulted in a collision with a windmill.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a pass of the aerial application flight, the airplane collided with a windmill at the edge of the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, the pilot stated he did not observe the windmill during his survey of the field prior to beginning the application to field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.