# Accident 20140820019339A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Parson, TN, August 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Parson, TN
- Airport: Beech River Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1NSG
- Location: 35.7047° N, 88.1453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7047&lon=-88.1453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802BB-2018-05-31) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140820019339A

## Narrative

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

TO THE WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, TREES HAD LIMBS FRESHLY CUT FROM THE TOP OF THE TREES THAT WERE IN LINE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WREKAGE PATH.  THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS APROXIMATELY 65 FT FROM THE TREES LOCATION.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST FLIPPED INVERTED AND ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS FLYING EAST CAME TO REST AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT 180 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE INITIAL IMPACT, INVERTED AND FACING SOUTH.

## 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 ERA14FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA399), Aug 20, 2014: Air Tractor AT-802A (N802BB), Parsons, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during a low-level aerial application operation.

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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