# Accident 20081216852519A: Airtrc AT502, Dinuba, CA, December 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2008, 10:03 local time
- Place: Dinuba, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBVG
- Location: 36.4583° N, 119.3853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4583&lon=-119.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1035F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1035F-2020-04-08) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 430 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081216852519A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO PREPARE FOR THIS LANDING. HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND LANDED IN THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING. THERE WAS SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED ON THE LEFT WING AREA THAT WOULD AFFECT THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS AIRCRAFT. THERE WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS TO THE REASONS THE ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 WPR09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA064), Dec 16, 2008: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1035F), Dinuba, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the engine's Py line correctly, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent force landing. Contributing to the accident…

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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