# Accident 20240110000059A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502A, Stratford, CA, January 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2024, 10:15 local time
- Place: Stratford, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWDG
- Location: 36.2048° N, 119.7941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2048&lon=-119.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6126U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6126U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240110000059A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AT ROUGHLY 200 FEET ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEARBY ORCHARD. LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SINGLE PILOT, NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA070), Jan 10, 2024: Air Tractor AT-502A (N6126U), Stratford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the malfunction of the engine compressor bleed-off valve.

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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