# FAA incident reports: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG A list on [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 2 · 68 reports - [Accident 20260707009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260707009409A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Ogden, UT · Jul 7, 2026 · N647LA · Substantial damage > On July 7, 2026, during the takeoff acceleration at Ogden-Hinckley Airport (ogd), the pilot in command (PIC) experienced abnormal flutter and binding in the left main gear assembly. Based on the aircraft's weight, airspeed, and remaining runway distance, the… - [Accident 20260615013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615013429A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Forbes, MO · Jun 15, 2026 · N503GK · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Arrived on scene in holt co. Missouri and found aircraft N503GK"s nose section embedded in soft soil at approximately 45 degree angle and inverted. Aircraft was on 240 heading. Debris field was limited to less than 20 foot radius of the wreckage. Six foot of… - [Accident 20250722008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722008699A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Hastings, NE · Jul 22, 2025 · N502KB · Substantial damage > While conducting agricultural operations, the aircraft struck a power transmision lines while on a clean up pass. One power line damaged the prop, windshield, and left wing leading edge resulting in an emergency landing in a corn field. As the airplane rolled… - [Accident 20250715007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715007939A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Wyoming, IL · Jul 15, 2025 · N647RA · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he left aledo, IL at approximately 0600 on Tuesday July 15, 2025 with the fuel tank ¾ full and the aircraft holds 234 usable gallons of fuel. He arrived at the strip southeast of Wyoming IL 15-25 minutes later. Once in Wyoming, he added… - [Accident 20250624006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624006999A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Pierre, SD · Jun 24, 2025 · N107ML · Substantial damage > Local family farm pilot son & part [privacy data omitted] of aircraft was spraying their farm field under a high-tension power line. Attempted to climb over the power line and misjudged, unable to out climb, so tried to fly under the top wires and over the… - [Accident 20250622010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250622010019A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Charleston, MO · Jun 22, 2025 · N114WL · Destroyed > On June 22, 2025, at approximately 19:26 CDT, the PIC of [privacy data omitted], an Air tractor AT-502B, departed the Mississippi County Airport (kchq), Charleston, MO, with a full payload of dry fertilizer. The PIC flew to the intended field for application… - [Accident 20241008015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008015419A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Corcoran, CA · Oct 8, 2024 · N243LA · Substantial damage > On October 18, 2024, an agricultural Air tractor was returning from dispensing operations. While approaching the runway, the pilot inadvertently moved the fuel control lever to the cutoff position, causing the engine to shut down. The airplane landed in a… - [Incident 20241006019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241006019259I.md): Thrush S2R-T34 · Brawley, CA · Oct 6, 2024 · N3052V · Minor damage > During taxi alongside a water drainage canal, the aircraft left main gear encountered an eroded area in the dirt and the aircraft slid towards the drainage canal. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the right-wing leading edge. The propeller and spinner… - [Incident 20240914015579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240914015579I.md): Thrush S2R-T34 · Camilla, GA · Sep 14, 2024 · N5306B · Substantial damage > The pilot stated on September 14, 2024 he was involved in an incident in Thrush aircraft [privacy data omitted] around 8:30 am. The aircraft was fueled, oil level checked, and general walk around made. Aircraft was loaded with 275 gallons of fungicide spray… - [Accident 20240614006952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240614006952A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Whiteface, TX · Jun 14, 2024 · N2032K · Destroyed > The company owning and operating the two mishap aircraft was hired to spray two adjacent fields. The two square fields form a rectangle aligned north-south and east-west. The east-west axis is the long side of the rectangle. Both fields have a pivot… - [Accident 20240614006942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240614006942A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Whiteface, TX · Jun 14, 2024 · N8525V · Destroyed · 1 fatal > The company[privacy data omitted] and operating the two mishap aircraft was hired to spray two adjacent fields. The two square fields form a rectangle aligned north-south and east-west. The east-west axis is the long side of the rectangle. Both fields have a… - [Incident 20240501004879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501004879I.md): Thrush S2R-T34 · Bucklin, KS · May 1, 2024 · N5297F · Minor damage > On 05/01/2024 a Thrush S2R-T34 piloted by a commercial pilot performed a landing at Bucklin Airport (8K0) on turf runway 35, 2560 feet long. The wind was 110 at 11 knots. Due to the obstacle and sloping of the runway the pilot chose to land runway 35 with… - [Accident 20230919011429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919011429A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Carrington, ND · Sep 19, 2023 · N502NB · Destroyed · 1 fatal > At approximately 1400 on tue sept 19, 2023, received call from roc of an accident north of Carrington ND just west of highway 281 and north of 12th st. involving an ag aricraft, withness stated that he had hit a wire on the east side of highway 281 and… - [Incident 20230627015699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627015699I.md): Thrush S2R-510 · Albany, GA · Jun 27, 2023 · N5353B · Substantial damage > The flight began at approximately 10:05 and started with engine start and ground ops checks associated with the production flight test. Ari springs were noted to be stiff making taxi difficult while holding the stick. Normal takeoff with evaluation of aileron… - [Accident 20230603005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603005799A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Lake Village, AR · Jun 3, 2023 · N509HB · Substantial damage > On 6/2/2023 the airplane was picked up from a maintenance repair facility and flown back to home airport after recieving maintenance on the propeller beta plunger. On 6/3/2023 the airplane was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake Village, Arkansas.… - [Incident 20230530006309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230530006309I.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Norfolk, NE · May 30, 2023 · N261JB · Minor damage > While practicing the pilot landed on runway 20, lost directional control, departed the runway to the left, contacted a taxi light, a PAPI light and a windsock before ground looping. No injuries. Damage to the aircraft is minor. - [Incident 20220912008499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220912008499I.md): Thrush S2R-T34 · hollandale, MS · Sep 12, 2022 · N7008M · Minor damage > steele farms airport, hollandale, MS (90ms): N7008M, thrush s2r-t34, ABORTED TAKEOFF AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: MINOR. 09/12/2022 1600Z (DELAYED NOTIFICATION) - [Accident 20220711008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220711008399A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Decatur, IL · Jul 11, 2022 · N5850R · Substantial damage > Narrative: NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNwAY 06 AT DECATUR ILLINOIS (KDEC) TO THE NORTHEAST APROXIMATELY 0630 LOCAL TIME ON 07/11/2022 WITH A PLAN TO SPRAY A CORNFIELD ABOUT 25 NM WEST OF THE KDEC AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECIEVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM FOREFLIGHT VIA… - [Incident 20211005014489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211005014489I.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Ketchikan, AK · Oct 5, 2021 · N3324T · Minor damage > At approximately 1100 AKDT, during climb out, pilot experienced a runaway engine. The engine was shut off and an uneventful emergency landing was completed. After landing, minor damage was noted to the aft float spreader bar and aft left float due to 2FT chop… - [Accident 20210806011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210806011439A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Hoyt, KS · Aug 6, 2021 · N502CP · Substantial damage > The pilot/aircraft departed K59 and was in the process of aerial Application of chemicals to a field when the fuel low light illuminated. 10 minutes later the engine started losing power. The pilot completed an emergency landing in a bean field west of Hoyt,… - [Accident 20210715007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210715007009A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Edcouch, TX · Jul 15, 2021 · N334LA · Substantial damage > July 15, 2021 at 1110 CDT, an Air tractor 502B, was unable to climb while in ground effect. The aircraft began to encounter the sugar cane off the departure end of the runway and crashed into the field. The aircraft was substantially damaged and a minor post… - [Accident 20210617007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007849A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Kinston, NC · Jun 17, 2021 · N402SJ · Destroyed · 1 fatal > The roc received a report from the NC highway patrol about an aircraft crash near Kinston drag strip at the intersection of HIGHWAY11/55 and asheland drive in Kinston, NC. Aircraft was engulfed in flames with 1 known fatality, the pilot and sole occupant. - [Accident 20200725016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200725016259A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Grant, NE · Jul 25, 2020 · N502KJ · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > On July 25, 2020, at approximately 1148 MDT, N502KJ, Air tractor model AT-502B s/n 502B-2821 conducting aerial application operations crashed into a cornfield located 6.5 miles sse of Grant, NE. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was substantially… - [Accident 20200715015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715015439A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Washington, NC · Jul 15, 2020 · N2038Q · Substantial damage > The PIC was landing at a non-chartered private grass strip that was very wet from the rain the night before. The PIC stated that he touched downed in the center of the strip and after touch down the aircraft started to drift/slide to the left. The PIC… - [Accident 20200629007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200629007739A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · South Bay, FL · Jun 29, 2020 · N42190 · Substantial damage > Part 137 operation under [privacy data omitted], FAA certificate number [privacy data omitted]. Air tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-2705, registration N42190 was dispersing fertilizer over sugar cane fields on return to land the pilot stalled aircraft… - [Accident 20200616007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200616007649A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Atmore, AL · Jun 16, 2020 · N879JA · Destroyed · 1 fatal > An aerial application turbine aircraft was returning from his second and final load of the day. The pilot flew low level over his residence when the aircraft pulled straight up then performed what appeared to be a "hammer head" turn maneuver. However, as the… - [Accident 20200208000759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200208000759A.md): Air Tractor AT-504 · Ft. Morgan, CO · Feb 8, 2020 · N970FA · Substantial damage > The pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing. After a small bounce, the aircraft swung to the left. The pilot over corrected to the right and then to the left. Hard braking was applied to avoid departing the runway. The aircraft spun approximately 120… - [Accident 20190816015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816015469A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Onida, SD · Aug 16, 2019 · N500KA · Substantial damage > On August 16, 2019 at approximately 1330HRS local an AT-502B struck a high tension power line while conducting part 137 agricultural aerial application operations. The aircraft was forced down into a corn field sliding on the belly of the aircraft for several… - [Accident 20190804013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190804013349A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Waco, NE · Aug 4, 2019 · N730JD · Substantial damage > During aerial application operations, the aircraft impacted antenna tower guy wires. The guy wires eventually broke and the pilot was able to maneuver the aircraft and land in a bean field. The pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. The… - [Accident 20190613006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613006869A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · San Benito, TX · Jun 13, 2019 · N103CK · Substantial damage > June 13, 2019 at 1530 CDT, an Air tractor 502B, was unable to accelerate and climb while in ground effect. The aircraft began to encounter the brush off the departure end of the runway and crashed into the field. The aircraft was substantially damaged in the… - [Incident 20181017020219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181017020219I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Brawley, CA · Oct 17, 2018 · N647RA · Minor damage > While traveling south to north the pilot could see the telephone pole but with the setting sun lost sight of the telephone line. Thinking he was high enough descended to make a pass over the field. The pilot misjudged his height the propeller and landing gear… - [Accident 20180818014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014439A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Bronson, MI · Aug 18, 2018 · N502RL · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On August 18, 2018 at 1720 eastern daylight time, an Air tractor AT-502B aircraft, N502RL, registered to a certificated aerial application company and operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted a soybean field following a spray pass in… - [Accident 20180619008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008229A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Enid, OK · Jun 19, 2018 · N2063B · Destroyed · 1 fatal > N2063B Air tractor aircraft involved in agricultural operations was moving from wsw to ene in steady climb hit a communications tower. Tower was 419FEET high erected in 1989. The guy wires are not marked nor are any others tower guy wires that have been… - [Accident 20171011014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171011014529A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Brawley, CA · Oct 11, 2017 · N80060 · Substantial damage > PIC experienced loss of control (LOC) of the conventional gear, agricultural aircraft during landing rollout. Landing area was a dry, graded road adjacent to the farm field where the PIC was applying economic poisons. A canal approximately 50 feet wide and 10… - [Incident 20170902017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170902017519I.md): Thrush S2R-T34 · Burlington, KS · Sep 2, 2017 · N5297F · No damage > On September 2, 2017, at approximately 1040 central daylight time (CDT), an ayres Thrush S2R-T34 series aircraft, owned and operated by a local 14 CFR part 137 agricultural operator, was involved in an aircraft incident while conducing aerial application… - [Accident 20170726012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170726012629A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Harrold, SD · Jul 26, 2017 · N421CA · Substantial damage > On 7/26/2017 at 1630 an Air tractor 502B owned/registered to custom Air, inc. was involved in an accident during flight while performing 137 aerial application. Clear day conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial… - [Incident 20170722014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722014779I.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Masterson, TX · Jul 22, 2017 · N4200S · Minor damage > On July 22, 2017, N4200S, an Air tractor 502 caught the top neutral wire of a powerline with his landing gear while spraying mesquite brush near Masterson Texas. The commercially rated pilot was able to land in an open prairie and exited the aircraft, no… - [Accident 20170505008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505008689A.md): Thrush S2R-H80 · Gypsum, KS · May 5, 2017 · N3045R · Substantial damage > On may 5, 2017, at approximately 1500 hrs central standard time, the airman, and pilot-in-command, of a Thrush aircraft,S2R-H80, was involved in an aircraft accident after losing power and landing in a field east of Gypsum, KS. The S2R-H80 is owned and… - [Accident 20161018016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161018016779A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Paragould, AR · Oct 18, 2016 · N4218E · Substantial damage > On October 18, 2016 at 0950 CDT, an Air tractor 502B, N4218E, registered to cardinal Air, LLC, struck power lines while conducting aerial application, made contact with a levee collapsing the main landing gear and striking the propeller. The aircraft departed… - [Accident 20160723013331A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723013331A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Zamora, CA · Jul 23, 2016 · N502WC · Destroyed · 1 fatal > While returning to the pilots home airport N502WC had a mid Air collision with N5044N. - [Accident 20160418004939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418004939A.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Terry, LA · Apr 18, 2016 · N301LA · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Aircraft was conducting aerial spraying operations. Aircraft departed with 300 gallons of product and ¾ fuel. It was the pilot?s second load of the morning. While making turn around near end of load dispersal the aircraft impacted the ground. At impact,… - [Incident 20160225001259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160225001259I.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Floydada, TX · Feb 25, 2016 · N512MP · Minor damage > On February 25, 2016 an Air tractor model AT-502 serial number 502B-2948 bearing registration N512MP, contacted an overhead neutral powerline while exiting a congested area while performing aerial applications near Floydada, Texas. The flight was being… - [Incident 20151029017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151029017609I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Lake Charles, LA · Oct 29, 2015 · N73LA · Minor damage > Struck bird while conducting mosquito control activity - [Accident 20150801011289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150801011289A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Virden, IL · Aug 1, 2015 · N502LH · Destroyed > Aircraft attempted a departure from 25IL (Holzwarth Flying Service airport) runway 27. During the chemical load and taxi to the runway the pilot verified the winds via the two windsocks and a garmin handheld GPS with weather capability. This was the 6th load… - [Accident 20150625010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150625010019A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Edna, TX · Jun 25, 2015 · N6107W · Substantial damage > Pilot stated he attempted to take off from a grass runway. As the aircraft got light it drifted right and made contact with a fence on the west side of the runway. The contact with the fence caused the aircraft to ground loop. Damage to the aircraft included… - [Accident 20150602011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150602011079A.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Blythe, CA · Jun 2, 2015 · N4018Q · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Pilot had just completed spraying field and was heading back to base. Eye witness describes the aircraft at a 90 degree nose up position when he first saw the aircraft. At about 600 ft. the aircraft took a nose dived and impacted ground. At this time; the… - [Accident 20150531006949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150531006949A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Archer City, TX · May 31, 2015 · N120TF · Substantial damage > The accident occurred while the aircraft was spraying a pasture with herbicide to eradicate mesquite bushes. The pasture is approximately 5 miles south of Archer City, Texas, just east of state highway 79. Power lines run east and west across the northern… - [Accident 20150510006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150510006669A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Dighton, KS · May 10, 2015 · N879JA · Substantial damage > On departure after making an immediate turn to the west, the pilot reduced power and the engine subsequently continued to decrease in torque. The pilot advanced the throttle, turned on the fuel boost pump and ignitors, with no effect. An emergency landing was… - [Accident 20150505006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150505006419A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Basile, LA · May 5, 2015 · N4221G · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Pilot was fertilizing a rice field. On his last pass, he was approximately 35 ft high just outside of telephone poles/wires spraying the edge of field. At the end of that pass, the pilot did not clear the tree line running parrallel to the field and flight… - [Accident 20141130022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141130022619A.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Somerton, AZ · Nov 30, 2014 · N946TR · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On 11-30-2014, @ 0115, an Air tractor 502B crashed in an agricultural field, about ¾ miles east of the company airstrip. The manager of the aerial application business believed and other company pilots agreed that the aircraft would have been approaching to… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag/incidents.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('52251') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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