# Accident 20160728011659A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, David City, NE, July 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2016, 15:20 local time
- Place: David City, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9EYG
- Location: 41.2950° N, 97.1025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2950&lon=-97.1025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2033N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2033N-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA291), Jul 28, 2016: Air Tractor AT602 (N2033N), David City, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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