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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · South Bay, FL · June 29, 2020

Date: June 29, 2020 · 12:30 local
Place: South Bay, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 1PBG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N42190
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA231
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,106 total1,640 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

N42190Registered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-2705 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part 137 operation under privacy data omitted, FAA certificate number privacy data omitted. Air tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-2705, registration N42190 was dispersing fertilizer over sugar cane fields on return to land the pilot stalled aircraft during turn from base into a short final approach losing control, crashing into sugar cane field coming to a stop on the edge of the sugar cane field and embankment. Aircraft had substantial damage to empennage, wings and landing gear, pilot suffered no injuries. Air tractor N42190 is own and operated by privacy data omitted, of belle glades, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

PART 137 OPERATION UNDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FAA CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIR TRACTOR AT-502B, SERIAL NUMBER 502B-2705, REGISTRATION N42190 WAS DISPERSING FERTILIZER OVER SUGAR CANE FIELDS ON RETURN TO LAND THE PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING TURN FROM BASE INTO A SHORT FINAL APPROACH LOSING CONTROL, CRASHING INTO SUGAR CANE FIELD COMING TO A STOP ON THE EDGE OF THE SUGAR CANE FIELD AND EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO EMPENNAGE, WINGS AND LANDING GEAR, PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES. AIR TRACTOR N42190 IS OWN AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OF BELLE GLADES, FLORIDA.

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 ERA20CA231Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportSouth Bay, FLThe pilot's loss of airplane control during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with vegetation and terrain.Jun 29, 2020 · Substantial damage