MINR · Air Tractor AT-502B · 1998-09-02 · PORTALES, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW98LA383
Event ID
20001211X11050
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-02
Location
PORTALES, NM, USA
Coordinates
34.179359, -103.340087
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-502B
Registration
N50620
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during an aerial application. Also causal was the inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing.