# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 DFW05LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA179.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Hickory Ridge, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2005 · N9086V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during aerial application.
- [NTSB FTW99LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA196.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Marvel, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1999 · N6073U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper takeoff airspeed.
- [NTSB ATL95LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA168.md): Air Tractor 502B · Minter City, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1995 · N60237 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive gross weight of the airplane and the high outside air temperature, which would have reduced the performance of the airplane.

## 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 ('0390307')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390307&occurrence=230

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