# Accident 20200710016559A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Dalhart, TX, July 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2020, 14:55 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BLYG
- Location: 36.0608° N, 102.5186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0608&lon=-102.5186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (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-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,609 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200710016559A

## Narrative

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

DALHART, TX: N61315, AT-502B, AIRCRAFT FINISHED AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS RETURNING TO BASE, WHEN ENGINE SURGED AND PROPELLER FEATHERED.  PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A FIELD FILLED WITH PRAIRIE-DOG MOUNDS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND WINGS.

## 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 CEN20LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA279), Jul 10, 2020: Air Tractor AT502 (N61315), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a failed fuel control unit bearing.

## Other reports on N61315 (1)

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

- [Incident 20051015025489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025489I), Oct 15, 2005: Airtrc AT502B (N61315), Slayton, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Airman surveyed field for obstructions and commenced spray operations. On the first pass, he did not see a small electric wire from the last pole running…

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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