# Accident 20190416002939A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Morganza, LA, April 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2019, 08:03 local time
- Place: Morganza, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EBLG
- Location: 30.7225° N, 91.6481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7225&lon=-91.6481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N599LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599LA-2020-04-28) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002939A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N599LA WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT GRASS STRIP NEXT TO SUGAR CANE FIELDS THAT WERE TO BE TREATED. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED UP THEN PITCHED OVER FORWARD AND CRASHED NOSE DOWN COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 WPR19LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA112), Apr 16, 2019: Air Tractor AT502 (N599LA), Morganza, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control due to the separation of the elevator pushrod attachment bolt.

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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