ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177644
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 2004 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-602 |
| Owner/operator: | Quinn Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N5013C |
| MSN: | 602-0428 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3388 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-60AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brookland, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Jonesboro, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After applying chemical to a field, the 5,400-hour pilot attempted to maneuver the turbine powered airplane under power lines. During the maneuver, the airplane's vertical stabilizer impacted the power line. The pilot initiated a climb to 200 feet in an attempt to locate a safe landing area. Subsequently, the pilot managed to land the airplane in a rice field without further incident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040525X00655&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 2009 | N5013C | Quinn Aviation Inc | 1 | 12 miles from Philadelphia, MS | |
sub |
| VFR flight in IMC | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2015 18:17 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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