# Accident 20180711010869A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Wheatley, AR, July 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2018, 06:30 local time
- Place: Wheatley, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOEG
- Location: 34.9469° N, 91.1142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9469&lon=-91.1142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508P-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,023 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180711010869A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 CDT, N8508P AN AIR TRACTOR 602 AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO D-GER, LLC. OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND NUMEROUS TREES IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES NORTH OF WHEATLEY, AR WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION. UPON IMPACT THE WINGS AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BECAME DETACHED, AND A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT AREA AND MOST OF THE REMAINING FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN18FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA263), Jul 11, 2018: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8508P), Wheatley, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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