# Accident 20170117000769A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Vernon, UT, January 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2017, 16:45 local time
- Place: Vernon, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1TJG
- Location: 40.0244° N, 112.5322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-112.5322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20361-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (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-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,104 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170117000769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER APPLICATION COMPLETED PILOT HEADED BACK TO MAIN BASE, AS HE APPROACHED A ELEVATED RIDGE HE FAILED TO ADD SUFFIENT POWER TO ALLOW FOR AN IMPROVED CLIMB. REALIZING HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TOP OF THE TERRIAN, TRIED TO TURN AWAY BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED SO HE ABORTED THE TURN ELECTING TO EXTEND FLAPS AND MAKE A CONTROLLED LANDING ON THE RIDGE, IMPACTING TREES AND ROCK FORMATIONS.

## 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 GAA17CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA117), Jan 17, 2017: Air Tractor AT 802 (N20361), Vernon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N20361 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160612005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612005799A), Jun 12, 2016: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N20361), Cairo, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing runway 32 at Cairo, IL when the aircraft started pulling to the left on the takeoff roll. Pilot tried to abort takeoff but lost control…

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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