# Accident 20081008846479A: Airtrc AT802A, Turton, SD, October 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2008, 06:30 local time
- Place: Turton, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 45.0490° N, 98.0974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0490&lon=-98.0974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9078G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078G) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081008846479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8-10-08 ABOUT 0630 CDT 3 SOUTH AD 2 WEST OF TURTON, SD.  DURING FERRY FROM AERIAL APPLICATION WORK, ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT LANDED ON A ROAD.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE WING STRUCK VEGETATION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND THE TAIL SECTION STRUCK THE DITCH, BREAKING THE TAIL SECTION FROM THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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