# FAA incident reports: Air Tractor AT-402B A list on [Air Tractor AT-402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. - [Incident 20250907014239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250907014239I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Brush Lake, MT · Sep 7, 2025 · N116KN · Minor damage > 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… - [Accident 20250715007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715007939A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Wyoming, IL · Jul 15, 2025 · N647RA · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he left aledo, IL at approximately 0600 on Tuesday July 15, 2025 with the fuel tank ¾ full and the aircraft holds 234 usable gallons of fuel. He arrived at the strip southeast of Wyoming IL 15-25 minutes later. Once in Wyoming, he added… - [Accident 20250624006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624006999A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Pierre, SD · Jun 24, 2025 · N107ML · Substantial damage > Local family farm pilot son & part [privacy data omitted] of aircraft was spraying their farm field under a high-tension power line. Attempted to climb over the power line and misjudged, unable to out climb, so tried to fly under the top wires and over the… - [Accident 20230729008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729008049A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alta, IA · Jul 29, 2023 · N402PR · Substantial damage > An Air tractor AT-402, clipped some power lines, during aerial application, and came down in a bean field near Alta, IA. POB: 1, no injuries. The aircraft was approximately 75-100 feet AGL to maintain clearance for a power line that ran north and south along… - [Accident 20230725012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230725012309A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Clara City, MN · Jul 25, 2023 · N291DL · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > On July 25, 2023, at approximately 0830 central time, an Air tractor AT-402 departed a private airport after being reloaded to perform aerial application operations to corn fields in the area. The aircraft was gone for approximately one hour, which was longer… - [Accident 20210617007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007849A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Kinston, NC · Jun 17, 2021 · N402SJ · Destroyed · 1 fatal > The roc received a report from the NC highway patrol about an aircraft crash near Kinston drag strip at the intersection of HIGHWAY11/55 and asheland drive in Kinston, NC. Aircraft was engulfed in flames with 1 known fatality, the pilot and sole occupant. - [Accident 20210305003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210305003149A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Moorhead, MS · Mar 5, 2021 · N41068 · Substantial damage > While performing aerial applications near Moorhead ms, the pilot failed to see power lines and struck a utility pole with the left wing breaking off the top four feet of the pole. A crossmember of the utility pole impaled the left wing damaging the front… - [Incident 20190727015909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727015909I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Haverhill, IA · Jul 27, 2019 · N402KN · Minor damage > The aircraft had been loaded with agricultural chemical from equipment mounted on a mobile trailer. The pilot had requested fuel and the single point fuel system had been connected. Immediately after the aircraft departed, ground personnel called the pilot… - [Incident 20181017020219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181017020219I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Brawley, CA · Oct 17, 2018 · N647RA · Minor damage > While traveling south to north the pilot could see the telephone pole but with the setting sun lost sight of the telephone line. Thinking he was high enough descended to make a pass over the field. The pilot misjudged his height the propeller and landing gear… - [Accident 20171011014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171011014529A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Brawley, CA · Oct 11, 2017 · N80060 · Substantial damage > PIC experienced loss of control (LOC) of the conventional gear, agricultural aircraft during landing rollout. Landing area was a dry, graded road adjacent to the farm field where the PIC was applying economic poisons. A canal approximately 50 feet wide and 10… - [Incident 20170811017029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811017029I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Norton, KS · Aug 11, 2017 · N5175B · Minor damage > At about 7:30 a.m. the pilot was spraying a corn field located in furnas co. Nebraska. Hei was spraying east and west into the bright light of the rising sun. He struck a tv antenna at about 60 fee AGL with the right wing of the aircraft. He added full power… - [Accident 20170802010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802010269A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · San Angelo, TX · Aug 2, 2017 · N38HT · Substantial damage > This was a research flight related to weather modification. The aircraft had a spray system that put an electrical charge on the water as it exited the spray boom. There were researchers on the ground collecting real time data from the aircraft. The flight… - [Incident 20151029017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151029017609I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Lake Charles, LA · Oct 29, 2015 · N73LA · Minor damage > Struck bird while conducting mosquito control activity - [Accident 20150722012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722012569A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Monte Vista, CO · Jul 22, 2015 · N402KN · Substantial damage > On 07/22/2015 at approximately 1235 MDT, N402KN an Air tractor model AT-402B airplane was substantially damaged after impacting two parked vehicles at the Monte Vista aiprort, Colorado. The sole occupant aboard was uninjured. Weather at the time was VMC. - [Incident 20140708015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708015689I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Washington, NC · Jul 8, 2014 · N402SJ · Minor damage > On landing the tail wheel bolt sheared and aircraft ran off into corn field. Pilot stated minor damage only. Aircraft was repaired and flying before the FAA was contacted. Inspector report N402SJ, Air tractor 402B, tim haley Inspected aircraft on September 4,… - [Accident 20140626009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140626009799A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Sudan, TX · Jun 26, 2014 · N5197U · Substantial damage > On June 26, 2014, N51972, an AT-402B aircraft impacted terrain while maneuvering at low altitude during a spray job near Sudan, Texas. The pilot stated he put out a puff of smoke to check winds and direction. While the pilot was looking at the smoke the… - [Accident 20140621008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140621008429A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Newport, AR · Jun 21, 2014 · N428JJ · Destroyed > On June 21, 2014 at 1245 CST, an Air tractor AT-402B, N428JJ, registered to bell flying, inc., Newport, Arkansas, during routine agricultural disbursement operation, aircraft clipped a power line with the vertical stabilizer and crashed in rice field near… - [Accident 20130930020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930020419A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Wellton, AZ · Sep 30, 2013 · N402TR · Destroyed > On the night of 09/30/13, the pilot of N402TR was flying low over agricultural fields west of Wellton, Arizona. The pilot was flying for a part 137 agricultural operator at the time of the flight. The pilot had departed from the town of somerton (located 3-4… - [Accident 20130702013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702013359A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Ipswich, SD · Jul 2, 2013 · N2072D · Substantial damage > On 7-2-13 aircraft N2072D a AT-402B at approximately 1530CDT temp 85 degrees with VFR conditions wind 090 @ 3MPH, the airplane was loaded with 380GALLONS of liquid an 171GALLONS of fuel. The take-off was attempted on runway 360 on a 2500 ft blacktop surface,… - [Incident 20130518012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518012159I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Weld, CO · May 18, 2013 · N3011S · Minor damage > On 05/18/2013 at approximately 0800 hrs. MDT, N3011S an Air tractor model AT-402B aircraft sustained minor damage during aerial application operations in Weld county, CO. The sole occupant on board was uninjured. Weather at the time was visual meteorological… - [Accident 20120817021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817021909A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Gum Neck, NC · Aug 17, 2012 · N5127T · Substantial damage > Operator attempted take off fully loaded from unfamilier soft field runway. Runway condition was tall grass, with rutts and holes. Aircraft sprung into Air slightly after engaging ramped, rut just before v ref, and leaned to the right side. Rt wing engaged… - [Incident 20120725014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725014549I.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Eureka, IL · Jul 25, 2012 · N8526L · Minor damage > While performing a clean-up pass, the aircraft clipped a wire that was not routed along a road. The wire was running across 2 adjacent fields. The operator was busy watching for drift over a near by home. - [Accident 20120717015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120717015559A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Britt, IA · Jul 17, 2012 · N4843J · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Pilot was spraying from east to west along the south side of a powerline corridor. As aircraft entered field on east side, it struck the lower power line, cutting the line with the propeller, then dipped into the corn field. Pilot pulled out to gain altitude,… - [Accident 20100828045429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100828045429A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Pompano Beach, FL · Aug 28, 2010 · N4172U · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that he was attempting to takeoff from runway 10, a 3,502-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphaltrunway. The airplane accelerated to takeoff speed and lifted-off without incident. As the airplane climbed to 10 to 15FEET above the runway, the… - [Accident 20100619038369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100619038369A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Virden, IL · Jun 19, 2010 · N5120E · Destroyed > According to pilot, he attempted to take off on a 2640 foot strip to complete a cropdusting run. Uplift was approximately 1950 lbs. Of chemicals in the hopper and 100 gallons of fuel. Approximately 3/4 of the way down the runway, with weight just coming off… - [Accident 20100610035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610035199A.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alcolu, SC · Jun 10, 2010 · N5085Q · Substantial damage > Approximately 1725 local, [privacy data omitted] was spraying fungicide on a corn field near Alcolu, SC. While spraying, he made a turn, brought the aircraft back to wings level and saw a dead tree in front of him. The aircraft hit the tree, the pilot dumped… - [Accident 20080720841709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080720841709A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Deerfield, KS · Jul 20, 2008 · N61318 · Substantial damage > (-23) On 07-20-08 at approx. 0800 hrs local the aircraft departed lakin airport (36K)on an agricultural spray mission. Prior to departure 375 gal of chemical mix and 40 gal of fuel were added to the aircrat. After fueling it was noted that the left tank… - [Accident 20080612839389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080612839389A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Muscle Shoals, AL · Jun 12, 2008 · N402BT · Substantial damage > (-23) The pilot stated he was working a corn field flying east and west unde a power line and the last pass he wasn't low enough and the line cut the top of the vertical stabilizer off and detached the rudder. He then steered the aircraft using engine power… - [Accident 20071010827149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010827149A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Taff, TX · Oct 10, 2007 · N5006K · Substantial damage > (-23) On October 10, 2007, at approximately 07:50 CST, an air tractor model AT-402B registration no. 5006K crash landed during take off phase at the put air strip located in Taff, Texas. The aircraft veered left striking the left wing and propeller.… - [Accident 20070707015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707015629A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Eldorado, TX · Jul 7, 2007 · N712GS · Substantial damage > (-23) On July 07, 2007, central daylight time, a single engine AT-402B aircraft, N712GS was substantilly damaged following loss of power 3 miles from take off from a Private strip, 10 miles west of Eldorado, Texas. Pilot was forced to land after an engine… - [Accident 20040413008329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040413008329A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Goliad, TX · Apr 13, 2004 · N852JH · Destroyed · 1 fatal > (-23) The pilot was performing aerial spraying and flew the aircraft under the power lines striking the left wing tip section. There was aircraft debris under the utility power lines approximately 150 yards from ground impact. Evidence of paint marking was… - [Incident 20030813036339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813036339I.md): Airtrc AT402B · Truesdale, MA · Aug 13, 2003 · N60998 · Minor damage > (-23) Mr. Carpenter landed due to heavy rain showers on the last quarter of a grass landing strip. Due to insufficient runway remaining, the pilot used high reverse thrust and braking resulting in a loss of control. The aircraft veered to the left of the… - [Accident 20030417007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030417007029A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Taft, TX · Apr 17, 2003 · N6078W · Substantial damage > (-23) Aircraft lost power after takeoff. Engine went to uncommanded 70% power. Pilot dumped load, made emergency landing in cultivated field. Resulted in substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries to the pilot. Accident site was photographed by the owner… - [Accident 20010603010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603010489A.md): N484WB · Mount Veron, SD · Jun 3, 2001 · N484WB · No damage > (-23)On June 3, 2001, at 0832 cdst, N484WB, air tractor model 402B, flown by [privacy data omitted] crahsed 4.5 miles NE of Mount Veron, SD. The aircraft was being operated under FAR 137 while performing agricultural operations. The pilot was fatally injured.… - [Incident 20010521008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521008729I.md): Airtrc AT402B · Swan Quarter, NC · May 21, 2001 · N5127T · Minor damage > (-23)The pilot stated that he was landing at a private strip in fairfield, NC during his agricultural spraying operations. During landing, the pilot noticed some sand on the runway, but thought he could avoid it. However, during the landing roll the aircraft… - [Accident 20000906014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906014629A.md): Airtrc AT402B · Seagraves, TX · Sep 6, 2000 · N6174H · No damage > (-23)The pilot was flying east, dispensing malathion on a cotton crop, when he collided with irrigation system. Pilot failed to see the irrigation sprinkler in time to clear it, he started a climb, but his landing gear was torn off in the collision. The pilot… - [Accident 19970623015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623015429A.md): Airtrc AT402 · Dyersburg, TN · Jun 23, 1997 · N6128W · Substantial damage > Aircraft crashed on takeoff. (-23) Mr. Rainey had just refueled and reloaded the hopper on his aircraft. His fuel was increased to 120 gals with a max capacity of 176 and his hopper held 3100 lbs with a max capacity of 3200 lbs. The runway is a sod strip. On… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('0390208') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.