# Accident 20170726012629A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Harrold, SD, July 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Harrold, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 27UG
- Location: 44.5150° N, 99.7697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5150&lon=-99.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170726012629A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/26/2017  AT 1630  AN AIR TRACTOR 502B OWNED/REGISTERED TO  CUSTOM AIR, INC. WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING FLIGHT WHILE PERFORMING 137 AERIAL APPLICATION. CLEAR DAY CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, PERSON ON GROUND SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HARROLD, SD ON 7/26/2017 AT 1500.

## 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 CEN17CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA294), Jul 26, 2017: Air Tractor AT 502B (N421CA), Harrold, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper attempt at a low-pass maneuver, which resulted in a collision with a tractor.

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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