Air Tractor AT502 accident near Ute, IA
On July 30, 2022, an Air Tractor AT502 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ute, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 30, 2022
- Place
- Ute, IA
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT502 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.021°N, 95.710°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220730105624
Official records · CEN22FA347
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 30, 2022, about 1300 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502A airplane, N501MW, was destroyed when was involved in an accident near Ute, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. The airplane was applying chemicals to a field. The airplane struck a wire on the western edge of the field and subsequently impacted terrain. A postcrash fire ensued. There are no known witnesses to the accident. No ADS-B data was located for the accident flight. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The airplane wreckage came to rest on a paved road, upright, facing a magnetic heading of 130°. The field that the pilot was spraying was to the east of the accident site and was bordered on three sides by power lines. Damaged power lines were located on the western edge of the field. Portions of the left wing were scattered around the powerlines and to the north of the wreckage. The airplane engine was driven near vertical into the edge of a paved road about 7 yards west of the damaged powerlines. A post-impact fire consumed a majority of the left wing, fuselage, and empennage. Figure 1 Accident Site (Photo from Monona County Sheriff's Office) Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact anomalies which would have precluded normal operation. MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION Toxicology was conducted on samples from the pilot. Testing was negative for carbon monoxide and ethanol. Loratadine and desloratadine were detected which are a nonpre
Probable cause
The pilot’s inflight collision with a power line during aerial application.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
