# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-402B: Low altitude operation/event

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA336.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alta, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2023 · N402PR · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil, which resulted in a loss of lift, and subsequent collision with powerlines.
- [NTSB CEN23LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA324.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Clara City, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 25, 2023 · N291DL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a transmission line during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA148.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Moorhead, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2021 · N41068 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain clearance from a powerline during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN14CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA314.md): Air Tractor AT 402B · Newport, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2014 · N428JJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude which resulted in the airplane contacting a wire during the low altitude aerial application maneuver.
- [NTSB ERA10CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA309.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alcolu, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2010 · N5085Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree. Contributing to the accident was the sunglare.
- [NTSB MIA08CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA137.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Muscle Shoals, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2008 · N402BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from utility wires during low altitude maneuvers.

## 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_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390208')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '220' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence?model=0390208

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