# Accident 20150510006669A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Dighton, KS, May 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2015, 09:10 local time
- Place: Dighton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WDWG
- Location: 38.4897° N, 100.4797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4897&lon=-100.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N879JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N879JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,525 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150510006669A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE AFTER MAKING AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE WEST, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER  AND THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED TO DECREASE IN TORQUE. THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND IGNITORS, WITH NO EFFECT.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA226), May 10, 2015: Air Tractor AT 502B (N879JA), Dighton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the Preflight checklist and his inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detect the water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in a partial loss…

## Other reports on N879JA (1)

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

- [Accident 20200616007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200616007649A), Jun 16, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N879JA), Atmore, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. An aerial application turbine aircraft was returning from his second and final load of the day. The pilot flew low level over his residence when the aircraft…

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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