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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Pine Bluff, AR · August 26, 2015

Date: August 26, 2015 · 12:26 local
Place: Pine Bluff, AR
Airport: Grider Feild
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 2FBG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3026R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA384
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,695 total686 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

N3026RRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1226 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On August 26, 2015, at 12:26 pm CST, an Air tractor AT-602, N3026R,registered to farm brothers flyers, LLC, was applying pesticide on a field near Pine Bluff, AR., while on a CFR part 137 aerial application flight. During the low pass the aircraft made contact with the ground and subsequently crash landed in the field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the commercially certificated pilot was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 26, 2015, AT 12:26 PM CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602, N3026R,REGISTERED TO FARM BROTHERS FLYERS, LLC, WAS APPLYING PESTICIDE ON A FIELD NEAR PINE BLUFF, AR., WHILE ON A CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. DURING THE LOW PASS THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASH LANDED IN THE FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA384Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPine Bluff, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aerial application flight.Aug 26, 2015 · Substantial damage