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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Canton, MS · July 29, 2010

Date: July 29, 2010 · 18:00 local
Place: Canton, MS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9046D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA385
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 863 total55 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N9046DRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2014 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0562 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On July 29, 2010, at approximately 1800 local time, the pilot was operating an AT-602 aircraft. The aircraft was being operated under part 91. Witnesses stated that they noticed the aircraft spinning downward. The aircraft incurred a post accident fire and came to rest inverted in a tree line between two soy bean fields.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 29, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT WAS OPERATING AN AT-602 AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING DOWNWARD. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A POST ACCIDENT FIRE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A TREE LINE BETWEEN TWO SOY BEAN FIELDS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA10LA385Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCanton, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.Jul 29, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9046D · 1

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

Accident 20001206024809ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Clarkesville, FL(-23) On December 6, 2000, a airtractor AT-602, N9046D operated by thrash aviation crashed after an aborted takeoff on a Private airstrip in clarksville FL. The pilot fredrick finney, stated he hit a soft place on the runway which reduced the airspeed. He…Dec 6, 2000 · Substantial damage