Air Tractor AT 802 N4170S

Summary

On 4 May 2018 at about 20:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT 802 registered N4170S, operated by 5-Gs Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Truman, Arkansas, 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

4 May 2018 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Truman, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.5703, -90.6361

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 802

Registration

N4170S

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

5-Gs Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrisburg → Truman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA265

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a pole during an agricultural application flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an agricultural application flight, the airplane hit a pole. The pilot added that he subsequently landed in a bean field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.