# Accident 20240725012809A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Seneca, OR, July 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2024, 18:00 local time
- Place: Seneca, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0333° N, 119.2458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0333&lon=-119.2458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (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-802A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240725012809A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SENECA, OR.

## 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 WPR24FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA255), Jul 26, 2024: Air Tractor AT-802A (N805DG), Izee, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s controlled flight into terrain while maneuvering through an area of low visibility due to wildfire smoke and haze.

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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