# Accident 20240722009579A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Oxford, IN, July 22, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2024, 18:22 local time
- Place: Oxford, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2BIG
- Location: 40.4940° N, 87.2863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4940&lon=-87.2863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602WR) (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
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240722009579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA278), Jul 22, 2024: Air Tractor AT-602 (N602WR), Oxford, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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