# Accident 20090822048939A: Air Tractor AT-502, East Grand Fork, MN, August 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2009, 09:07 local time
- Place: East Grand Fork, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JPXG
- Location: 47.9319° N, 97.0214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9319&lon=-97.0214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4516K-2009-10-13) (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: AIR TRACTOR AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,753 total, 650 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA540) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09CA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA540), Aug 22, 2009: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4516K), East Grand Forks, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the crops while maneuvering at low altitude.

## Other reports on N4516K (1)

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

- [Accident 19950724026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724026919A), Jul 24, 1995: Airtrc AT502 (N4516K), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Unable to climb on takeoff tried land on road. Wing struck a power pole.

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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