# Accident 20130828016219A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802, Gould, AR, August 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2013, 07:40 local time
- Place: Gould, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3JFG
- Location: 33.9869° N, 91.5597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9869&lon=-91.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9119B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9119B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802 (registry code 0390305, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802) (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-802
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA568) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130828016219A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 28, 2013, AT 0740 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-802, N9119B, REGISTERED TO

TRIPLE J FLYING SERVICE, INC, EXPERIENCED A FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER IN A CORN FIELD AT GOULD, AR, WHILE AERIAL SPRAYING.  THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VMC CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GOULD, AR, ON AUGUST 28, 2013, AT 0740 CDT.

## 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 CEN13LA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA568), Aug 28, 2013: Air Tractor AT 802 (N9119B), Gould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a bearing in the fuel control unit, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

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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