# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502

A list on [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502.md).

Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first.

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- [NTSB CEN26LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA036.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Gueydan, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 5, 2025 · N7315L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and clearance from terrain while maneuvering to avoid birds.
- [NTSB CEN25LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA313.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Lawrenceville, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 10, 2025 · N9193V · Substantial damage
  > On August 10, 2025, about 1321 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Illinois. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN25FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA197.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Grady, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 6, 2025 · N9185F · Substantial damage
  > On June 6, 2025, about 1830 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502 airplane, N9185F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Grady, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN25LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA200.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Gibson, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2025 · N45113 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff due to an encounter with a sudden wind shift.
- [NTSB CEN24LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA193.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Covert, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2024 · N15189 · Substantial damage
  > The improper maintenance of the fuel control unit, which resulted in air leakage and a loss of control of fuel flow to the engine.
- [NTSB CEN23LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA377.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Great Bend, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2023 · N9082C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s hard landing on a road and subsequent loss of control, resulting in the airplane impacting a ditch.
- [NTSB CEN23LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA346.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Halstad, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2023 · N45453 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s attempt to rotate the airplane without sufficient airspeed which resulted in a lack of climb performance and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt the takeoff with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA23WA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA061.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 31, 2023 · N4507U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA389.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Appleton, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2022 · N73194 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ERA22FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA350.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Cheneyville, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 2, 2022 · N9184Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA352.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Washington, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N407CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an aerial application of a field.
- [NTSB CEN22LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA342.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · East Grand Forks, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N1540S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during a low-level application pass.
- [NTSB CEN21LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA354.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Wooster, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2021 · N1519U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently collided with powerline wires during an agricultural spraying flight, resulting in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN21LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA110.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Cushing, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2021 · N4540C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA143.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Pecan Gap, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 8, 2020 · N9185D · Destroyed
  > The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from tree, which resulted in a collision with a tree and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA013.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Lamesa, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2019 · N9143F · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to maneuver at a low altitude and in close proximity to a wind turbine undergoing maintenance, which resulted in a collision with a tagline rope being held by a worker on the ground and serious injury to the worker.
- [NTSB GAA19CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA453.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Stanton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2019 · N15400 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA19CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA452.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Welsh, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2019 · N1509E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a telephone pole during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB CEN19FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA117.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Harlingen, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 9, 2019 · N7314D · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines during low altitude flight operations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to a sedating medication.
- [NTSB GAA19CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA078.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Americus, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 28, 2018 · N843WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid a power line during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA18CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA415.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · De Land, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2018 · N4509S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently becoming airborne and a subsequent hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA17LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA326.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Union City, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2017 · N4531K · Substantial damage
  > The catastrophic failure of the compressor turbine blades, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the installation of undocumented, time-limited engine components of indeterminate age.
- [NTSB CEN17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA190.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Tahoka, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2017 · N144HF · Destroyed
  > The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB GAA16CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA321.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Delhi, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2016 · N1002L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll as a result of a piece of concrete from the runway impacting the right main landing gear brake during the landing roll, resulting in a right brake failure and a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN16LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA208.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Ropesville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2016 · N10325 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA181.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · West, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2016 · N1546Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid cellular tower guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate at low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN16LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA154.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Kilbourne, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2016 · N301LA · Destroyed
  > The failure of the operator to comply with the terminating action of the airworthiness directive, which resulted in the subsequent failure and separation of the vertical stabilizer due to fatigue.
- [NTSB CEN15CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA246.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Winnsboro, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2015 · N1036S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overshoot and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN14LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA349.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Carthage, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2014 · N9185G · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque gauge.
- [NTSB CEN14LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA299.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Dell, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N9184T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to establish a proper airspeed during takeoff with the airplane near its maximum gross weight in high-density altitude and gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA030.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Charleston, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2013 · N1022N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN13LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA426.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Shannon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2013 · N502MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain an adequate climb rate after encountering a sudden wind shift during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Forrest City, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N198LA · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the left aileron's push-pull rod and hardware. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to apply proper torque to the self-locking nuts.
- [NTSB WPR12LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA433.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2012 · N4556S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff after the engine stopped producing its full-rated torque while operating in high-density altitude conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission wires.
- [NTSB CEN12CA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA546.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Hanley Falls, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2012 · N1021D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a guy wire during an agricultural application pass.
- [NTSB CEN12CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA375.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Ipswich, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N45379 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN11LA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA499.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Fergus Falls, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2011 · N1516G · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane came to rest inverted in water.
- [NTSB WPR11LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA288.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Lewistown, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2011 · N1022N · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture and separation of the fuel bypass line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR11LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA278.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Blackfoot, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2011 · N1515P · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN09CA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA540.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · East Grand Forks, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2009 · N4516K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the crops while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB ERA09CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA428.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Dundee, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2009 · N502AJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN09CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA323.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Mendota, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2009 · N198LA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his failure to perform an aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA064.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Dinuba, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2008 · N1035F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the engine's Py line correctly, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent force landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain.
- [NTSB MIA08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA170.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Satartia, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2008 · N1520X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in the in-flight collision with a 40-foot-tall antenna.
- [NTSB SEA08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA113.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Waitsburg, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2008 · N1519U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the rising terrain.
- [NTSB CHI08CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA043.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Loop City, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2007 · N9192X · Substantial damage
  > The obstruction clearance not maintained by the pilot during an aerial application of a field and the subsequent hard landing onto the field. Contributing factors were the power line and rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB CHI07CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA259.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Creston, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2007 · N9195G · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel calculations.
- [NTSB DFW07LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA165.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2007 · N15400 · Substantial damage
  > An uncontained failure of the turbine engine's power section for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX06LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA255.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Chowchilla, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2006 · N502WQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering resulting from an incapacitating physiological event.
- [NTSB DFW06CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA155.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Minturn, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2006 · N9195G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = a.case_mkey
WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390303')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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