# Accident 20140701011609A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Clarksdale, MS, July 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Airport: Shannon Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZNIG
- Location: 34.1058° N, 90.5711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1058&lon=-90.5711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91331-2014-10-16) (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-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140701011609A

## Narrative

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

APPLICATOR WAS APPLYING FERTILIZER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A TURN. UNIDENTIFIED CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

## 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 ERA14FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA322), Jul 1, 2014: Air Tractor AT-602 (N91331), Clarksdale, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low-level, high angle-of-bank turn, which resulted in an exceedance of the critical angle of attack and a subsequent accelerated stall.

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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