# Accident 20190927018319A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Columbus, MS, September 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2019, 10:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4BFG
- Location: 33.4433° N, 88.5089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4433&lon=-88.5089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801BF-2022-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190927018319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDICATED THAT HE MOVED THE POWER LEVER TO RESET TORQUE. ENGINE POWER FELL TO IDLE. ATTEMPTED LANDING IN A PASTURE.

## 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 CEN19LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA334), Sep 27, 2019: Air Tractor AT802 (N801BF), Columbus, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power control for undetermined reasons.

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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