# Accident 20260501005199A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Bealeton, VA, May 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bealeton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 33VG
- Location: 38.5437° N, 77.7299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5437&lon=-77.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602RH) (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-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,172 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501005199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION TO A FARM FIELD. DURING A RUN ACROSS THE FIELD AT ABOUT 100', SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE OUT OF THE LEFT EXHAUST STACK AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST PERFORMANCE (SHORTLY AFTER REALIZED THE PROP WAS FEATHERING). PILOT PITCHED UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND LOOKING FOR A LANDING FIELD, STARTED TO LOOK AT GUAGES BUT THE PROPELLER STOPPED CREATING THRUST COMPLETELY SO THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STARTED FOCUSING ON THE EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT LANDED IN THE NEXT OPEN FIELD WEST OF THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED. NEARING THE END OF THE FIELD WITH TREES AND A HIGHWAY AND STILL HAVING MORE SPEED TO STOP, THE PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO THE TREES OR ONTO THE HIGHWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, PROPELLOR WAS FULLY FEATHERED AND DIGGING INTO THE GROUND. PILOT SHUT ENGINE OFF AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ERA26LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA195), May 1, 2026: Air Tractor AT-602 (N602RH), Bealeton, VA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N602RH (1)

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

- [Incident 20090707012269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707012269I), Jul 7, 2009: Airtrc AT602 (N602RH), Newton, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The dsm FSDO received an annonymous report via telephone stating an incident occured at the Newton airport on 07/13/2009. An ag tractor AT-602 was…

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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