# Accident 20080427832069A: Airtrc AT502, Dayton, WA, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 08:47 local time
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NRGG
- Location: 46.2917° N, 118.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2917&lon=-118.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1519U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1519U-2023-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427832069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4-27-2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N1519U, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502 OPERATED BY BECK'S SPRAY SERVICE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE AIRPORT (A PRIVATE FIELD, WEST OF DAYTON, WA OFF HIGHWAY 12) EAST BOUND WITH THE INTENT OF SPRAYING A FIELD TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE HE MADE AN INITIAL RIGHT TURN TO PROVIDE SPACING BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE HILLSIDE HE WAS GOING TO SPRAY. HE THEN INTIATED A LEFT TURN TOWARD THE FIELD. IN DOING SO, HE REALIZED HE MISJUDGED HOW CLOSE HE WAS AND WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE HILLSIDE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AS LEVEL AS POSSIBLE HE PULLED BACK AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT. HE COLLIDED WITH THE HILLSIDE AND RISING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2.0 MILES EAST OF THE PRIVATE FIELD HE HAD JUST DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE, PROPELLER, TAILWHEEL, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, SPRAY EQUIPMENT AND DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

## 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 SEA08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA113), Apr 27, 2008: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1519U), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the rising terrain.

## Other reports on N1519U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210804014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210804014189A), Aug 4, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N1519U), Wooster, OH, Destroyed. Pilot was spraying field and maneuvering above roadway powerlines and below the high-tension powerlines. During a manuever below high tension powerlines, pilot…
- [Incident 20130825016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825016059I), Aug 25, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N1519U), Evansville, MN, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he was accomplishing aerial application of a field from west to east along the south edge of a field. He stated he was concentrating on the…

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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