# Accident 20210119002089A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Newellton, LA, January 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2021, 14:36 local time
- Place: Newellton, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SGNG
- Location: 32.1744° N, 91.3602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1744&lon=-91.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523BB-2023-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (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-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210119002089A

## Narrative

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

AIR TRACTOR N523BB DEPARTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 888, NEWELLTON, LA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE PERFORMING THE AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP SECTION OF A 45? WOODEN POWER-LINE POLE THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY 888. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIGHWAY 888. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE IMPACT OF THE WOODEN POLE AND CRASH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BREAK APART IN SEVERAL PIECES TO THE POINT OF BEING CLASSIFIED AS DESTROYED. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN21LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA113), Jan 19, 2021: Air Tractor AT-802A (N523BB), Newellton, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines/poles and terrain while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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