# Accident 20150826014109A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Pine Bluff, AR, August 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2015, 12:26 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Feild
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2FBG
- Location: 34.1989° N, 92.0036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1989&lon=-92.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3026R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3026R-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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,695 total, 686 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150826014109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA384), Aug 26, 2015: Air Tractor AT 602 (N3026R), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aerial application flight.

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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