# Incident 20210909013069I: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Cliffdell, WA, September 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2021, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cliffdell, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SXKG
- Location: 46.9222° N, 121.0430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cliffdell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9222&lon=-121.0430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779DA) (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-67F (registry code 52290, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,923 total, 233 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909013069I

## Narrative

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

WHILE SCOOPING WATER FROM THE LAKE FOR FIREFIGHTING, THE AIRCRAFT FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED STUMP, DAMAGING THE FLOAT.

## Other reports on N779DA (1)

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

- [Accident 20200531011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531011809A), May 31, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N779DA), AK, Substantial damage. Firefighting scoop operation from lake approximately 15 NM east of unalakleet, AK. Accident flight was 12th scoop operation of the day. Pilot executed 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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