# Accident 20190724012529A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Walls, MS, July 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2019, 11:05 local time
- Place: Walls, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3D2G
- Location: 34.9575° N, 90.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9575&lon=-90.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50634, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50634-2020-10-03) (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-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190724012529A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2019, AIR TRACTOR N50634 WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION SERVICES IN WALLS, MISSISSIPPI. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF PROVIDING AERIAL SERVICES IN THE AREA, THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS PRIMARY BASE OF OPERATIONS IN WALLS, MISSISSIPPI FOR LOADING AND FUELING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED 100 GALLONS OF FUEL AND A FULL LOAD OF FUNGICIDE FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. N50634 TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRSTRIP IN WALLS, MS AND WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRSTRIP THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY 61. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STUCK A ROAD SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT DOWN THE ROADSIDE EMBANKMENT AND CRASH INTO A FIELD.  THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR AND DISPENSING EQUIPMENT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT  RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND FORWARD FUSELAGE LOWER FRAME AND BULKHEAD.

## 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 CEN19LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA244), Jul 24, 2019: Air Tractor AT 602 (N50634), Walls, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper fuel servicing of the airplane, which resulted in water contamination of the airplane's fuel supply and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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