NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN21LA148
Registry · N41068
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
TCDS
A17SW · AIR TRACTOR INC
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A-15AG (680 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20060615
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4D76B
Registrant of record
WOODLEY AERIAL LEASING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot did not maintain clearance from a powerline during an aerial application flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, during an agricultural application flight, he started his spray pass from the north and traveled south and added that the sun was bright. During the pass, he avoided numerous obstacles, before he passed over a patch of woods. There was an east-west running powerline located about 100 yards out in the field that the pilot did not see until it was too late to avoid it. The airplane impacted the top of the wires and a pole and a part of a pole embedded itself into the left wing. The pilot was able to land the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Pole-Not specified
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2021_CEN21LA148.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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