# Accident 20240713011569A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Wingo, KY, July 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2024, 15:27 local time
- Place: Wingo, KY
- Airport: Kyle-Oakley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1WXG
- Location: 36.5847° N, 88.6870° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5847&lon=-88.6870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2003Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2003Y) (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-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713011569A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY JULY 13TH, 2024 AT 2020 ZULU, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PILOT ESTABLISHED HIS SPRAY LINES. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FLOW CONTROL MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE PILOT TO DISENGAGE THE SPRAY SYSTEM. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE LINE AND EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, CROSSED OVER A ROAD, WHERE IT CAME TO A REST IN A FIELD. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.

## 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 ERA24FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA304), Jul 13, 2024: Air Tractor AT802 (N2003Y), Cuba, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.

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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