# Accident 20200820016579A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Inverness, MS, August 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Inverness, MS
- Airport: Lester Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZVG
- Location: 33.3369° N, 90.5814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3369&lon=-90.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604MG) (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-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200820016579A

## Narrative

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

INVERNESS, MS (MS21): N604MG, AT602, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO A THROTTLE ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE WING AND LANDING GEAR. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 08/20/2020 1730Z

## 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 CEN20LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA353), Aug 20, 2020: Air Tractor AT602 (N604MG), Inverness, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to move the power control lever into beta during flight, which resulted in the power control lever and associated linkage becoming stuck in the beta position.

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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