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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502 · Pecan Gap, TX · April 7, 2020

Date: April 7, 2020 · 19:06 local
Place: Pecan Gap, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RJMG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9185D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA143
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N9185DRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2020 · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0200 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 04/08/2020 aircraft N9185D while crop-dusting clipped a tree and crashed into a field. Crash was followed by a post-crash fire resulting in the pilot being injured with burns. Pilot was taken to parkland hospital dallas TX. On 04/10/2020 I was notified the pilot had succumb to his injuries. Resulting in this accident form being changed to a fatal accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/08/2020 AIRCRAFT N9185D WHILE CROP-DUSTING CLIPPED A TREE AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD. CRASH WAS FOLLOWED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE RESULTING IN THE PILOT BEING INJURED WITH BURNS. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO PARKLAND HOSPITAL DALLAS TX. ON 04/10/2020 I WAS NOTIFIED THE PILOT HAD SUCCUMB TO HIS INJURIES. RESULTING IN THIS ACCIDENT FORM BEING CHANGED TO A FATAL ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA143Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPecan Gap, TXThe pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from tree, which resulted in a collision with a tree and subsequent impact with terrain.Apr 8, 2020 · Destroyed