NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-602

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Air Tractor AT-602, where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (total). 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

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NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-602 per year, 2009–2026: 11 cases
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Query with SQL
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 ('0390309')
      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\" = '341' 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"

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NTSB CEN26LA218Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Breaux Bridge, LAOn June 3, 2026, about 1320 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-602 airplane, N50050, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…Jun 3, 2026 · N50050 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA204Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Robbins, CAOn May 30, 2026, about 0900 Pacific daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-602, N5111A, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Robbins, California. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…May 30, 2026 · N5111A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA357Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Mer Rouge, LAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot and ground personnel’s miscalculation of available fuel.Aug 4, 2021 · N455LA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Des Arc, ARA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from all available evidence.Jul 3, 2020 · N8506E · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20LA269Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Weldon, ARThe total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Jul 3, 2020 · N602NY · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Vidrine, LAThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Apr 21, 2017 · N653LA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Church Point, LAThe pilot’s improper preflight inspection and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Feb 19, 2014 · N5035R · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA275Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Ruleville, MSThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Apr 9, 2012 · N51037 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR12LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Williams, CAA total loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Nov 8, 2011 · N325BR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10LA437Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Yates City, ILThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 25, 2010 · N8521L · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Magee, MSA total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.Jun 14, 2009 · N5202U · Substantial damage