# Accident 20240630006469A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402, Leland, MS, June 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2024, 10:00 local time
- Place: Leland, MS
- Airport: Love Aero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LV9G
- Location: 33.4977° N, 90.8605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4977&lon=-90.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9185K-2025-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (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-402
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total, 1,201 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240630006469A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 30 2024, PILOT OF AT-402 WAS CARRYING LOADS OF 350 GALLONS OUT OF HOME STRIP. BY LATE MORNING, TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED UPPER 90'S. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO LIFT OFF DURING DEPARTURE DUE TO THE DENSITY ALTITUDE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD, BUT ONLY MANAGED TO LIFT ENOUGH TO STALL INTO THE TREELINE.

## 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 CEN24LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA246), Jun 30, 2024: Air Tractor AT-402 (N9185K), Helm, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N9185K (1)

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

- [Incident 19990518005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518005439I), May 18, 1999: Airtrc AT402 (N9185K), Holly Bluff, MS, Minor damage. Acft struck power lines during aerial application, made an emergency landing in a field, the wheels became stuck in the ground, and the acft rolled over, other…

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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