# Accident 20180713017379A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Bismark, IL, July 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bismark, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XO9G
- Location: 40.2425° N, 87.5672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2425&lon=-87.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629LA-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180713017379A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2018, AT 1815 CT, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N629LA, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602, IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF VERMILION REGIONAL AIRPORT (DNV).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.  THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND HE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN18LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA270), Jul 13, 2018: Air Tractor AT 602 (N629LA), Bismarck, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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