# Accident 20200617011219A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402, Pine Bluff, AR, June 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2FBG
- Location: 34.2067° N, 91.8739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2067&lon=-91.8739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1532H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1532H-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (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-402
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200617011219A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2020 AT APPRX 1800 HRS LOCAL AN AT-402, N1532H, SN 402-0852 WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS DISPENSING UREA AT A FIELD APPRX 6 MILES SE OF PINE BLUFF, AR WHEN THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE ANOTHER SWATH RUN. DURING THE MANEUVER THE PILOT REPORTS THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND BEGAN A STALL SPIN. HIS EFFORTS TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEARBY FIELD AT AN ALMOST VERTICAL  POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD (PILOT) SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE ESTIMATED 1/2 FUEL LOAD SEEPED INTO THE FIELD. THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN20LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA234), Jun 17, 2020: Air Tractor AT402 (N1532H), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control. Contributing was a partial loss of engine power for undetermined…

## Other reports on N1532H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080824849479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824849479I), Aug 24, 2008: Airtrc AT402 (N1532H), Maquoketa, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft developed intermittent power while pilot circled forced landing area. Engine quit and pilot landed with minor damage to tailwheel and props…

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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