# Incident 20090707012269I: Airtrc AT602, Newton, IA, July 7, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Airport: Newton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QDKG
- Location: 41.6744° N, 93.0217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Newton Municipal Airport (TNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6744&lon=-93.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (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 AT602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1,500 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/20090707012269I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE DSM FSDO RECEIVED AN ANNONYMOUS REPORT VIA TELEPHONE STATING AN INCIDENT OCCURED AT THE NEWTON AIRPORT ON 07/13/2009.  AN AG TRACTOR AT-602 WAS STARTED IN PREPARATION FOR TAXI AND THE PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE TAXIIED ACROSS THE RAMP AND THE PROPELLER OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WINGTIP OF ANOTHER AG TRACTOR AT-602 CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N602RH (1)

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

- [Accident 20260501005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501005199A), May 1, 2026: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N602RH), Bealeton, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot was performing aerial application to a farm field. During a run across the field at about 100', saw a puff of smoke out of the left exhaust stack and 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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