# Accident 20130616012269A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Minot, ND, June 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2013, 07:20 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: P8GG
- Location: 48.3903° N, 101.4994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3903&lon=-101.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8522S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8522S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (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-802A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,187 total, 1,371 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616012269A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/16/13 AT  APPROX 0720CST A AT-802A AIR TRACTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PIONEER AGVIATION, INC., STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING IN A FIELD WHERE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS APPLYING CHEMICAL DURING A TURN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK LEFT AND STRIKE THE GROUND LEFT WING TIP FIRST. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SEVERAL NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA353), Jun 16, 2013: Air Tractor AT-802A (N8522S), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an aerial application flight.

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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