# Accident 20101202052439A: Air Tractor AT-602, Gregory, AR, December 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2010, 10:45 local time
- Place: Gregory, AR
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KVLG
- Location: 35.1522° N, 91.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1522&lon=-91.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9145H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9145H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101202052439A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 2, 2010, AT 1045 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR 602, N9145H, REGISTERED TO REYNOLDS FLYING SERVICE, INC, CONTACTED THE GROUND WHEN ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AT 2 MILES NORTH OF GREGORY, ARKANSAS, WHILE AERIAL SPRAYING A FARMER'S FIELD.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREGORY, ARKANSAS, ON DECEMBER 2, 2010 AT 1040 CST.

## 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 CEN11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA098), Dec 2, 2010: Air Tractor AT-602 (N9145H), Gregory, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water contaminated fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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