# Accident 20200703011379A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Weldon, AR, July 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Weldon, AR
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.4628° N, 91.1769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4628&lon=-91.1769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602NY-2023-02-04) (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-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,080 total, 528 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200703011379A

## Narrative

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

N602NY DEPARTED PRINCIPAL BASE OF OPERATIONS (PBO) (38° 28'04.08" N / 91° 13'48.23" W), FLEW APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES, AND DISPENSED THE DAY?S FINAL LOAD OF DRY FERTILIZER. ENROUTE BACK TO HOME BASE, FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 450' AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE BOOST PUMP TO "ON" AND IGNITER SWITCH "UP." THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, DISLODGED THE TAIL WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT TAIL STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

## 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 CEN20LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA269), Jul 3, 2020: Air Tractor AT 602 (N602NY), Weldon, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N602NY (1)

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

- [Accident 20210527002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210527002939A), May 27, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N602NY), Trumann, AR, Substantial damage. On 27 may 2021 at approximately 1806 CST, an Air tractor 602; serial number 602-1245; registered as N602NY; crashed while taking off from a remote airstrip in…

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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