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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 2024 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A |
| Owner/operator: | County Line Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N8515G |
| MSN: | 802A-0180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | England, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | England, AR (private) |
| England, AR (private) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while performing aerial application work at a low altitude, he became distracted by looking at a map and not focused on a nearby tower with guy wires. When the pilot looked up, he realized he did not veer far and high enough away from the tower guy wires. The airplane struck the guy wires and impacted the terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that the accident might have been prevented if he had completed a better pre-application briefing.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering during a low-level aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://katv.com/news/local/plane-crash-reported-in-lonoke-on-highway-232-pilot-evacuated-katv-news-arkansas-asp-arkansas-state-police-sheriffs-office-aerial-applicator-
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194206
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N8515G
https://www.flickr.com/photos/65469674@N05/14002508586/in/photolist-244JbgA-2fsgcun-nkmvXQ/lightbox/ (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2024 17:00 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-May-2024 06:34 | vasilf | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 02-May-2024 15:00 | AgOps | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 02-May-2024 15:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-May-2024 15:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2024 17:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Accident report] |
| 15-Jun-2024 23:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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