On 21 Sep 2018, an Air Tractor AT802 A operated by Mattern Spray was involved in an aviation accident near Napoleon, ND. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot failed to maintain adequate clearance from a power line pole while performing agricultural application operations. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
An agricultural spraying flight ended in a crash near Napoleon, North Dakota, after the aircraft struck a power line pole.
On September 21, 2018, an Air Tractor AT802, registration N968JB, was performing an agricultural application flight near Napoleon, North Dakota. During the operation, the right wing of the aircraft struck a power line pole, which subsequently caused the airplane to impact the terrain.
The accident resulted in one serious injury and no fatalities. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, the empennage, and both wings.
The pilot failed to maintain adequate clearance from a power line pole while performing agricultural application operations.