# Accident 20040608014409A: Airtrc AT502, Joiner, AR, June 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2004
- Place: Joiner, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPJG
- Location: 35.5000° N, 90.2583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5000&lon=-90.2583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9151C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151C-2006-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608014409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JUNE 08, 2004, APPROX. 12:45 CDT, AN AIRTRACTOR AT-502, N9151C, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY KUNTZ AVIATION OF CARTHAGE, MS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A COTTON FIELD WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR JOINER, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROX. 10:30 CDT FROM PRICE FIELD NEAR JOINER, ARKANSAS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA156), Jun 8, 2004: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9151C), Joiner, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance and altitude from terrain while maneuvering during an aerial application.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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