Air Tractor AT 602 N602FH

Summary

On 27 July 2020 at about 12:10 local time, a Air Tractor AT 602 registered N602FH, operated by Fisher Spray Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Tiro, Ohio, 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

27 July 2020 at 12:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Tiro, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.9147, -82.7900

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 602

Registration

N602FH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Fisher Spray Service LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bucyrus → Bucyrus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA312

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance while attempting to fly under power lines during an aerial application pass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight at the time of the accident. Before spraying, he circled the field and noted high tension power lines. He completed 3 spray runs without incident, passing under the power lines on 2 of those passes. However, on the 4th pass, the pilot "did not maintain a low enough altitude" and the vertical stabilizer struck the lines. The upper portion of the vertical stabilizer and the entire rudder separated from the airframe. He was able to maintain control with a "total loss of rudder control" and executed a forced landing to a harvested wheat field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.