# Accident 20110624011779A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Lewistown, MT, June 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2011, 20:16 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown, Montana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7CFG
- Location: 47.1725° N, 109.6714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1725&lon=-109.6714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1022N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1022N) (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 INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624011779A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2011, AT 2016 MDT, AN AT-502, N1022N, REGISTERED TO SRB AERIAL APPLICATORS, LLC, SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASH LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISTOWN, MONTANA OFF STATE HIGHWAY 426 AFTER DROPPING A LOAD OF CHEMICAL.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A TEMPORARY SPRAY BASE LOCATED ON STATE HIGHWAY 426 ON JUNE 24, 2011.

## 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 WPR11LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA288), Jun 25, 2011: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1022N), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture and separation of the fuel bypass line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N1022N (1)

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

- [Accident 20131021025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021025959A), Oct 21, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N1022N), Charleston, MS, Substantial damage. On 10/21/2013, aircraft N1022N was taking off on runway 180 at 09M with a 5-6 mile head wind. At the point of rotation aircraft was indicating take off, but…

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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