# Accident 20210617007849A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Kinston, NC, June 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2021, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2314° N, 77.6357° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2314&lon=-77.6357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402SJ-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007849A

## Narrative

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

THE ROC RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE NC HIGHWAY PATROL ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT CRASH NEAR KINSTON DRAG STRIP AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY11/55 AND ASHELAND DRIVE IN KINSTON, NC.  AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH 1 KNOWN FATALITY, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 ERA21FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA257), Jun 18, 2021: Air Tractor AT-402B (N402SJ), Kinston, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct low-level aerobatic maneuvers in an airplane not approved for aerobatic flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin, a loss of control, and an impact with…

## Other reports on N402SJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20140708015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708015689I), Jul 8, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B (N402SJ), Washington, NC, Minor damage. On landing the tail wheel bolt sheared and aircraft ran off into corn field. Pilot stated minor damage only. Aircraft was repaired and flying before the FAA…

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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