# Accident 20210615008549A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Beech Grove, AR, June 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2021, 16:32 local time
- Place: Beech Grove, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTOG
- Location: 36.1039° N, 90.7146° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1039&lon=-90.7146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6088K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6088K-2023-03-08) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210615008549A

## Narrative

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

ON 15 JUNE, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 PM CST, N6088K, SERIAL NUMBER 501B-0281, AFTER REFUELING AND RELOADING WITH FERTILIZER NEAR BEECH GROVE, ARKANSAS (LATITUDE: 36° 9'53.5"N, LONGITUDE: 90°38'46.3"W), WAS CONDUCTING THE AERIAL APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER ON A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) MILES SOUTH-WEST (LATITUDE: 36° 6'26.69"N, LONGITUDE: 90°43'21.51"W) OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. SOMETIME SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A WITNESS ON THE GROUND (LATITUDE: 36° 6'4.75"N, LONGITUDE: 90°42'55.90"W) OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A SOUTH EASTERLY DIRECTION WHEN IT INEXPLICABLY CRASHED INTO THE GROUND (LATITUDE: 36° 6'18.64"N, LONGITUDE: 90°42'54.37"W). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A RELATIVELY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WITH WRECKAGE CONTAINED ALMOST ENTIRELY WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMING THE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN21FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA270), Jun 15, 2021: Air Tractor 502B (N6088K), Paragould, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain during an aerial application flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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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