# Accident 20210711004289A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Newell, IA, July 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2021, 07:45 local time
- Place: Newell, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9MWG
- Location: 42.6346° N, 94.9814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6346&lon=-94.9814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949TM-2023-05-06) (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-67AG (registry code 52211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 348 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711004289A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DESCENDED INTO THE CORN DURING A  SPRAY APPLICATION SWATH. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB OUT OF THE CORN DUE TO THE DRAG OF THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE CORN.  AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ENSUED.

## 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 CEN21LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA313), Jul 11, 2021: Air Tractor AT802 (N949TM), Newell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during an agricultural flight.

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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