# Accident 20070717016039A: Airtrc AT802A, Winnemucca, NV, July 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2007, 19:41 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6342° N, 117.7978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6342&lon=-117.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806MA-2007-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT802A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717016039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TANKER 458, CRASHED WHILE FIRE FIGHTING IN SPAULDING CANYON 20 MILES SOUTH OF WINNEMUCCA, NV. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE PERSHING COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AT THE CRASH SITE. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: THAT DURING THE FIRE RETARDANT DROP, THE PLANE LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT ADDITIONALLY INCLUDED A CONCERN THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DOWNDRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDER CONTRACT FOR EXCLUSIVE USE TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX07TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA222), Jul 18, 2007: Air Tractor AT-802A (N806MA), Winnemucca, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain while maneuvering.

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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