Accident Air Tractor AT-301 N7310N, Sunday 24 February 2013

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Date:	Sunday 24 February 2013
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	Air Tractor AT-301
Owner/operator:	Lannie Towe
Registration:	N7310N
MSN:	301-0649
Total airframe hrs:	6351 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1340 AN1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Greenbrier, Alabama - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Greenbrier, AL
Destination airport:	Greenbrier, AL
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Near the conclusion of the aerial application flight, the pilot was climbing the airplane away from the field when the right wing struck a tree, resulting in substantial damage. He subsequently returned to the private strip where the airplane was based and landed uneventfully. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees.

Accident investigation: