20240722009579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Oxford, IN · July 22, 2024

Date: July 22, 2024 · 18:22 local
Place: Oxford, IN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 2BIG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N602WR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24FA278
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,800 in this make and model

N602WRRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1195 · Built 2010 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On July 22, 2024 at approximately 1830 EDT, an Air tractor AT-602 impacted the ground in a field near Oxford, Indiana. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137 as an aerial application flight under VFR conditions. The positioning of the aircraft after impact indicates a stall/spin. A post impact fire occurred and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 22, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602 IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD NEAR OXFORD, INDIANA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. THE POSITIONING OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT INDICATES A STALL/SPIN. A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24FA278Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportOxford, INThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering during an agricultural flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover.…Jul 22, 2024 · Substantial damage