# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B, 2017

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 CEN18LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA019.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Olton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2017 · N502G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering during the aerial application flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.
- [NTSB ERA17FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA279.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Philipp, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2017 · N6082B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below a low overcast ceiling, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB CEN17CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA294.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Harrold, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2017 · N421CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper attempt at a low-pass maneuver, which resulted in a collision with a tractor.
- [NTSB GAA17CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA385.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Edna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2017 · N6135P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tower during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA17CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA360.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Portales, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2017 · N700LA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to fly the airplane under transmission lines while maneuvering at low altitude in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in subsequent collision with terrain.

## 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") = 2017
  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=2017

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