# Accident 20220702006369A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Lind, WA, July 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lind, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3DXG
- Location: 46.9588° N, 118.8206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9588&lon=-118.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602GH-2023-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220702006369A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN IN AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION DOING AERIAL SPRAYING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SOUTH OF THE TARGET FIELD IN AN UNCULTIVATED FIELD. NO POST-CRASH FIRE, BUT HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL ON THE GROUND AND SOME SMELL OF SPRAY CHEMICALS NEAR THE AIRCAFT.

## 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 WPR22FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA239), Jul 3, 2022: Air Tractor AT-602 (N602GH), Lind, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.

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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