# Accident 20170615008339A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Pocahontas, AR, June 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Airport: Pocahontas Municpal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: C28G
- Location: 36.2217° N, 90.8347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2217&lon=-90.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915AJ-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 61609, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,313 total, 4,217 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615008339A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 CENTRAL TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, REGISTERED AS N915AJ TO C&C FLYING SERVICE TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT RUNWAY NEAR POCAHONTAS ARKANSAS AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPART TO THE SOUTHEAST.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANITALLY DAMAGED BY POST CRASH FIRE.  ONE PILOT ON BOARD HAD MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 GAA17CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA342), Jun 15, 2017: Air Tractor AT 802 (N915AJ), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral/bank control during the initial climb in turbulent conditions.

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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