Date:	Friday 21 October 1994
Time:	10:45 LT
Type:	Air Tractor AT-302
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8523S
MSN:	301-0135
Total airframe hrs:	5500 hours
Engine model:	Garrett TPE331-1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lubbock, TX -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Levelland, TX (Q24)
Destination airport:	(Q24)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT WHILE APPLYING PESTICIDES TO A COTTON FIELD. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TIRED AND HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING THE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT WHICH 'BLENDED INTO THE WHITE COTTON THAT WAS 90% OPEN.'

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT. A FACTOR WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

NTSB FTW95LA028

The aircraft was originally built as an Air Tractor AT-301. It was later converted to a turbine variant using a TPE331 engine.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Mar-2024 13:05	ASN Update Bot	Added
26-Nov-2024 14:50	ASN	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]