# Accident 20110607011211A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Odessa, WA, June 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2011, 05:45 local time
- Place: Odessa, WA
- Airport: Odessa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 47.3406° N, 118.6753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3406&lon=-118.6753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6072X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6072X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110607011211A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING IN FROM A AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES .  HE TAXIED INTO 3662X AT THE LOADING PAD.

## 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 WPR11CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA252), Jun 7, 2011: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6072X), Odessa, WA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the other aircraft.

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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