# Accident 20150827016119A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Genoa, NE, August 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2015, 12:05 local time
- Place: Genoa, NE
- Airport: Genoa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RIYG
- Location: 41.5136° N, 97.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5136&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61267-2018-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (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-502B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601E-11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,484 total, 836 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827016119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COMPLETED A RUN IN ADJACENT FIELD AND WAS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER PASS.  AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE.  UNABLE TO MAKE A NEARBY ROAD, THE PILOT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, HORIZONTAL STAB, LANDING GEAR AND RUDDER.

## 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 CEN15LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA389), Aug 27, 2015: Air Tractor AT 502B (N61267), Monroe, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of propeller thrust for reasons that could not be determined, since examination of the airplane's engine, propeller, and associated accessories revealed no anomalies.

## Other reports on N61267 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080813842619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080813842619A), Aug 13, 2008: Airtrc AT502B (N61267), Tunica, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot hit power lines entering field for aerial application.

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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