# Accident 20140527006729A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Gueydan, LA, May 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2014, 08:18 local time
- Place: Gueydan, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KLXG
- Location: 29.9667° N, 92.5672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9667&lon=-92.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602RR-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-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140527006729A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 0818L, 1318Z, THE PILOT HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH FROM A SPRAY RUN AND STRUCK A POWER LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMMEDIATELY HIT THE GROUND CAUGHT ON FIRE.

## 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 CEN14LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA255), May 27, 2014: Air Tractor AT 602 (N602RR), Gueydan, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with power lines.

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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