# Accident 20240717013789A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Oakland, NE, July 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RKDG
- Location: 41.8584° N, 96.3599° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8584&lon=-96.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622AW) (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-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,320 total, 5,068 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240717013789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DATA REVIEW SHOWS FUEL WAS DRAWING FROM THE RIGHT HAND TANK FOR MOST OF THE FLIGHT. WHEN THE QUANTITY WAS NEARING ZERO, THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED A SPRAYING PASS AND WAS DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO DO ANOTHER PASS. THE ENGINE DID NOT RECEIVE FUEL AND ROLLED BACK. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN 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 CEN24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA272), Jul 17, 2024: Air Tractor AT-602 (N622AW), Oakland, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain coordinated flight during aerial-application operations, which resulted in fuel migration between the interconnected wing fuel tanks, and his failure to adequately…

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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