# Accident 20220708007169A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Center Cross, VA, July 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: Center Cross, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QHBG
- Location: 37.7956° N, 76.7838° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7956&lon=-76.7838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50075-2025-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6-34-AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708007169A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAY APPLICATION UNDER 14 CFR 137 AT THE TIME HE REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER.  AFTER MAKING A PASS IN A FIELD RECIEVING SPRAY APPLICATION, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLIMBING 180 DEGREE TURN  BACK TO THE FIELD TO SET UP FOR ANOTHER PASS.  AT APPROXIMATLEY 300 FEET AGL, ENGINE LOST POWER, PIC LANDED IN AN ADJACENT FIELD DUE TO HIGH AIRSPEED, BOUNCED, AND CAME TO REST IN A TREE LINE THAT BORDERS FIELD.

## 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 ERA22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA302), Jul 8, 2022: Air Tractor AT-502B (N50075), Center Cross, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N50075 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050722019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722019659A), Jul 22, 2005: Airtrc AT502B (N50075), Gassoway, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the tail wheel came off the ground as normally expected, but settled back to the ground near the end of…

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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