# Accident 20140219003689A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Church Point, LA, February 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Church Point, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDJG
- Location: 30.4378° N, 92.1875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4378&lon=-92.1875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5035R-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,760 total, 20 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140219003689A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER (70 FT AGL), PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SURGE THEN LOSS OF POWER. PILOT CLIMBED TO 250 FT AGL AND LOOKED FOR NEAREST FIELD TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITH NO POWER. LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FIELD FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING INTO TREES. WHERE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, SPINNER, ENGINE COWLINGS AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN14LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA147), Feb 19, 2014: Air Tractor AT 602 (N5035R), Church Point, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight inspection and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N5035R (1)

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

- [Accident 20150604010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604010159A), Jun 4, 2015: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N5035R), Branch, LA, Destroyed. On 6/4/2015 the pilot was flying a 1997 at 602 carring approximatly 3000LBS of 27-17-17 fertilizer. The pilot was taking off from the fruge airstrip in Branch…

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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