# Accident 20100607035509A: Air Tractor AT-602, Knobel, AR, June 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2010, 18:20 local time
- Place: Knobel, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L3YG
- Location: 36.3192° N, 90.6042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3192&lon=-90.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4184P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4184P-2013-04-22) (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-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607035509A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT602 IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS KILLED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NORTH OF CORNING, AR.

## 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 CEN10FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA310), Jun 7, 2010: Air Tractor AT602 (N4184P), Knobel, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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