Air Tractor AT 502 N1509E

Summary

On 24 July 2019 at about 13:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT 502 registered N1509E was involved in an accident near Welsh, Louisiana, 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.

Date

24 July 2019 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Welsh, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.2022, -92.7750

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 502

Registration

N1509E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1991

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Welsh → Welsh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA452

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a telephone 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 low pass, he descended below the height of wires adjacent to the field. Shortly after, he saw a telephone pole and maneuvered the airplane to avoid the pole, but the airplane's left wing struck the top of the pole. The airplane rolled left and impacted the ground inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. 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.