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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · David City, NE · July 28, 2016

Date: July 28, 2016 · 15:20 local
Place: David City, NE
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 9EYG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2033N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA291
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N2033NRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1208 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed the columbus, NE airport at or around 2:45-3:00 after refueling and getting a load of chemical. The pilot was doing a touch up spray of a bean field north of David City, NE. At the intersection of county road 38 and o. aircraft was determined to have 30 degree of flaps in and according to a co-worker the pilot was known to do wing overs and tight turns while spraying which may have induced a stall.

Waiting for results of engine tear down and inspection of the prop hub since one blade could not be located at the accident site.

The pilot log book and/or training records were unable to be located thus the pilot total hours, time in make and model, hours in last 90 days and hours in last year could not be determined.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED THE COLUMBUS, NE AIRPORT AT OR AROUND 2:45-3:00 AFTER REFUELING AND GETTING A LOAD OF CHEMICAL. THE PILOT WAS DOING A TOUCH UP SPRAY OF A BEAN FIELD NORTH OF DAVID CITY, NE. AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 38 AND O. AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE 30 DEGREE OF FLAPS IN AND ACCORDING TO A CO-WORKER THE PILOT WAS KNOWN TO DO WING OVERS AND TIGHT TURNS WHILE SPRAYING WHICH MAY HAVE INDUCED A STALL.

WAITING FOR RESULTS OF ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION OF THE PROP HUB SINCE ONE BLADE COULD NOT BE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

THE PILOT LOG BOOK AND/OR TRAINING RECORDS WERE UNABLE TO BE LOCATED THUS THE PILOT TOTAL HOURS, TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL, HOURS IN LAST 90 DAYS AND HOURS IN LAST YEAR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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 CEN16LA291Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDavid City, NEThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Jul 28, 2016 · Substantial damage