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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502A · Sulphur, LA · February 12, 2026

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Date
February 12, 2026 · 12:19 local
Place
Sulphur, LA
Airport
Southland Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KGRG
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N254LA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA118
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,240 total1,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N254LARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502AS/N 502A-3054 · Built 2016Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502AEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AGTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was performing aerial application work near a non towered uncontrolled airport and was using airport to reload aircraft.

Aircraft was returning unannounced to a non towered uncontrolled airport for resupply and while approaching runway to land, it ran into another aerial application aircraft on short final from behind.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION WORK NEAR A NON TOWERED UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT AND WAS USING AIRPORT TO RELOAD AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING UNANNOUNCED TO A NON TOWERED UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT FOR RESUPPLY AND WHILE APPROACHING RUNWAY TO LAND, IT RAN INTO ANOTHER AERIAL APPLICATION AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL FROM BEHIND.

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 CEN26LA118Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openSulphur, LAFeb 12, 2026 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N598LAAir Tractor AT-502BAccident 20260212000872A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N254LA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180726018069ALanding: Touchdown · Iowa, LAPilot was landing the aircraft on a grass strip, pilot stated the aircraft made contact with the ground and did a violent right turn, pilot stated he tried to correct and add power, left wing made contact with the ground and the aircraft slide sideways and…Jul 26, 2018 · Substantial damage