# Accident 20210527002939A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Trumann, AR, May 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2021, 18:06 local time
- Place: Trumann, AR
- Airport: Marked Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMZG
- Location: 35.6014° N, 90.5909° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6014&lon=-90.5909&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, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,315 total, 662 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210527002939A

## Narrative

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

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 TRUMANN ARKANSAS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING THE TAIL OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A REPORTED WIND SHEAR, VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH SHOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRSTRIP AND THE PILOT REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA240), May 27, 2021: Air Tractor AT602 (N602NY), Trumann, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to review the weather conditions before the flight, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff due to a sudden change in wind direction and speed associated…

## Other reports on N602NY (1)

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

- [Accident 20200703011379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200703011379A), Jul 3, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N602NY), Weldon, AR, Substantial damage. 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…

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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