# Accident 20170816011589A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Phillipp, MS, August 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2017, 06:30 local time
- Place: Phillipp, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7572° N, 90.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7572&lon=-90.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6082B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6082B-2020-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816011589A

## Narrative

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

THE OWNER OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N6082B REPORTED THAT AROUND 6:10AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AUGUST 16, 2017 N6082B TOOK OFF FROM THE MIDWAY-AIR 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION AIR FIELD IN MINTER CITY, MISSISSIPPI.  AIRCRAFT N6082B TOOK OFF AND HEADING IN A SOUTHEASTERN DIRECTION TO A SPRAY A 35-ACRE FIELD IN PHILLIPP, MISSISSIPPI, WHICH IS ABOUT 5.5 MILE FROM THE AIR FIELD IN MINTER CITY WITH AN INSECTICIDE.  AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE FACILITY IN MINTER CITY, A SEARCH WAS STARTED.  ABOUT 7:27AM A LOCAL HELICOPTER PILOT WAS CONTACTED TO ASSISTED WITH THE SEARCH.  AROUND 9:00AM THE AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE AIR NEAR PHILLIPP, MISSISSIPPI (33 45? 37.428? N 90 15? 532? W) ABOUT 3.7 MILES FROM MIDWAY-AIR 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION FACILITY AND ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY.  THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ALSO REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE OF THE MORNING OF 8/16/2017 AT THE MIDWAY AIR FACILITY TO BE 3 MILES? VISIBILITY WITH LOW CEILING OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATALLY INJURIES.

## 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 ERA17FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA279), Aug 16, 2017: Air Tractor AT502 (N6082B), Philipp, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below a low overcast ceiling, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N6082B (1)

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

- [Accident 20010618016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010618016799A), Jun 18, 2001: Airtrc AT502B (N6082B), Newport, AR, No damage. (-23) On June 18, 2001 at approximately 8 pm local time, Mr. Mark ellis, a commercial pilot, certificate number 430294130, was performing aerial application…

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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