# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B, 2004

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 ATL04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA185.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 15, 2004 · N90375 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and a loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.
- [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 FTW04LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA166.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Crowley, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2004 · N60713 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW04LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA151.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Weldon, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2004 · N5002D · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The other pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during approach to landing, which resulted in a midair collision between the two airplanes.
- [NTSB FTW04CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA141.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Tarzan, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2004 · N61407 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed suitable for flight. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and tail wind condition.
- [NTSB FTW04CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA112.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · San Angelo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2004 · N5196J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper preflight performance planning, and his failure to establish a climb. Factors were the high density altitude and crosswind.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390307'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390307&year=2004

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