N42590

On July 11, 2010, a Air Tractor AT602 (N42590) was involved in an incident near Lake Village, AR. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires during the aerial application pass.

According to a statement from the pilot, he was conducting aerial application when the airplane struck power lines along his route of flight. The pilot performed a forced landing to an open field shortly thereafter. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who traveled to the accident site, the fuselage was buckled between the cabin and the empennage, the upper portion of the rudder separated from the vertical stabilizer, and the outboard portion of the right wing was crushed, torn, and bent aft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN10CA391. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N42590.