Air Tractor Inc AT-602 accident near Camden, CO
On September 5, 2024, an Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Camden, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 5, 2024
- Place
- Camden, CO
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-602 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.321°N, 103.568°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240905195063
Official records · CEN24FA338
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 5, 2024, about 1014 mountain daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-602 airplane, N602BA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camden, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 137 agricultural flight. A witness to the accident reported seeing the airplane complete an initial A-B line, followed by the first spray pass (presumably to the east) of the sugar beet field. The airplane then made a turn towards the west and began its second spray pass along the northern edge of the sugar beet field on a west heading. The witness noted that the airplane appeared to pitch up over a grouping of large cottonwood trees, when it rolled to the right and then descended into the cornfield north of County Rd W, as depicted in figure 1. Figure 1. Estimated airplane flight path and impact sequence. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATIONAt the time of the accident, day visual meteorological conditions prevailed with no clouds or visibility restrictions at the altitudes that the airplane was flying. The sun was about 41° above the horizon and positioned in the east-southeast (123° true). WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONBased on the wreckage distribution, the airplane was flying west along the north edge of the field when the outboard 3 ft of the right wing struck a power transformer that was mounted to a power pole, as shown in figure 2. According to the power company, the power pole’s first cross support was about 37 ft above ground level (agl) and the second cross support was
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transformer that was mounted to a power pole during an aerial application flight.
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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.
