NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Air Tractor AT-502B, where the sequence of events included Loss of control on ground. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2012 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('0390307')
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\" = '230' 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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 ('0390307')
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" = '230' 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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR26LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Ogden, UTOn July 7, 2026, about 1259 mountain daylight time, an Air Tractor, Inc. AT-502B airplane, N647LA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was conducted as a Title 14…NTSB ERA20CA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Washington, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional during landing on a wet grass runway.NTSB CEN20CA190Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Bunkie, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA18CA476Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Louise, MSThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA16CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Nicolaus, CAThe pilot's insufficient clearance from a power line during aerial application operations, which resulted in a power line strike, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, loss of directional control, and collision with terrain.NTSB GAA16CA224Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Oberlin, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and a ground loop.NTSB GAA15CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Edna, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion, and collision with a fence.NTSB ERA12CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Hollandale, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.