# Accident 20170725010049A: Air Tractor AT-802, Trumann, AR, July 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2017, 06:15 local time
- Place: Trumann, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1WTG
- Location: 35.6192° N, 90.5689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6192&lon=-90.5689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DL-2017-12-29) (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 AT-802
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA454) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170725010049A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 15, 2017 FIVE MILES SOUTH, SOUTHWEST OF TRUMANN ARKANSAS,  N802DL (AT-802) CRASHED IN A BEAN FIELD, IN THE FOG. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER, RIGHT WING STRUCK GROUND HARD. NOSE SECTION HIT GROUND HARD PUSHING NOSE SECTION BACK INTO WINDSHIELD AND BRAKING IT. RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF, LEFT GEAR FOLDED UP UNDER AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER AND POWER SECTION MODULE SNAPPED OFF. FOUND PROPELLER APPROXIMATELY 10 YARDS FROM AIRCRAFT. PILOTS SHOULDER AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED.

## 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 GAA17CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA454), Jul 25, 2017: Air Tractor AT 802 (N802DL), Trumann, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight in deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in collision with the ground.

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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