# Accident 20210725007119A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802, Scott, MS, July 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2021, 07:50 local time
- Place: Scott, MS
- Airport: Private Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SWDG
- Location: 33.6027° N, 91.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6027&lon=-91.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363BG-2022-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802 (registry code 0390305, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802) (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-802
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210725007119A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A 2200 PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR SCOTT MS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE TAIL UP (AS IS NORMAL), BUT WAS NEVER AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN21FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA334), Jul 25, 2021: Air Tractor AT-802 (N363BG), Benoit, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s takeoff performance capabilities and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to his…

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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