# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B: Loss of control - in flight

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 SEA07LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA242.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2007 · N6003G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB DFW05CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA191.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Gassoway, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2005 · N50075 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature lift-off which resulted in an inadequate climb for terrain clearance. Also causal was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB MIA05LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA060.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Avon, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2005 · N9114W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush, and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX04LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA275.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Mendota, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2004 · N5010E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedure by not lowering the wing flaps, which resulted in an inadvertent stall as the pilot attempted to climb out of ground effect to clear a corn crop at the end of the runway. A factor in the accident was the…
- [NTSB FTW03LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA223.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Farwell, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2003 · N61353 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB FTW03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA141.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Pond Creek, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2003 · N60819 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during liftoff resulting in a stall.
- [NTSB FTW02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA086.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Extension, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2002 · N6073U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.
- [NTSB FTW01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA147.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Newport, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2001 · N6082B · Substantial damage
  > the loss of control during takeoff initial climb as a result of encountering wake turbulence due to the pilot's failure to recognize the hazard and delay the takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA008.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Bay City, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1999 · N61768 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's encounter with the airplane's wake turbulence.
- [NTSB FTW98FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA100.md): Air Tractor 502B · Eudora, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1998 · N6093U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting an aerobatic manuever
- [NTSB FTW96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA177.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Pond Creek, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1996 · N6050D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed to climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to follow short…

## 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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390307&occurrence=250

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