NONE · Air Tractor AT-400 · 1998-07-17 · TRANQUILLITY, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98LA233
Event ID
20001211X10633
Type
Accident
Date
1998-07-17
Location
TRANQUILLITY, CA, USA
Coordinates
36.649967, -120.279647
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-400
Registration
N2373V
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to detect and avoid a set of wires during a night aerial application flight. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the field to determine obstruction locations and the dark night lighting conditions.