# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B, 2012

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 ERA13CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA033.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Newton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2012 · N502PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN13CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA019.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Portales, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2012 · N598LA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN12CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA568.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Bogata, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2012 · N6047G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the airplane’s loading beyond its maximum gross weight.
- [NTSB CEN12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA500.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Newellton, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N5128U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN12LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA459.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Wisner, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2012 · N205SK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate takeoff planning that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to a rough, turf runway and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a collision with terrain during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN12CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA301.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · El Campo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2012 · N5016P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to rotate early, the airplane’s subsequent inability to climb, and the pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA12CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA216.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Hollandale, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2012 · N9148C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

## 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") = 2012
  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=2012

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