# Incident 20250907014239I: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Brush Lake, MT, September 7, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2025, 10:45 local time
- Place: Brush Lake, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 5CKG
- Aircraft: N116KN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116KN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG (registry code 52246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-15ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250907014239I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AN AIR TRACTOR HAD STRUCK A WINGTIP IN BRUSH LAKE, MONTANA.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO IT’S HOME BASE IN PLENTYWOOD MONTANA. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP TO THE FIRST SET OF RIVETS. INTERNAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE LAKE AND ON HIS TURN OUT STRUCK THE WINGTIP.  COMPLIANCE ACTION COMPLETED.

SAS ID NM05202502404

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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