# NTSB Accident FTW97LA019
> **Air Tractor AT-502** · 1996-10-18 · THROCKMORTON, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA019
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06884
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-18
- **Location:** THROCKMORTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.179691, -99.170677
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502
- **Registration:** N4549Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance of a transmission wire during pullup from a swath run.  The proximity of the transmission wire was a related factor.  The installation of wire cutter equipment on the landing gear might have prevented or reduced the level of damage or injury.

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