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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502 · East Grand Fork, MN · August 22, 2009

Date
August 22, 2009 · 09:07 local
Place
East Grand Fork, MN
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
JPXG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4516K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA540
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,753 total650 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was surveying field for spraying and was looking for correct field, he looked down at his map and the right wing contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS SURVEYING FIELD FOR SPRAYING AND WAS LOOKING FOR CORRECT FIELD, HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS MAP AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4516K · 1

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