# NTSB CEN25LA276: Air Tractor AT-402A, N1534D, Centralia, MO, July 22, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 22, 2025, 13:22 local (18:22 UTC) - Place: Centralia, MO - Coordinates: 39.2116, -92.138833 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2116&lon=-92.1388&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City FSDO, Transporation Safety Board of Canada - NTSB case key (mKey): 200609 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA276 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200609/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200609 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA276 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-402A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=0390206), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-402A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=0390206), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-402A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=0390206), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the agricultural airplane stated that he did not remember many of the details leading to the accident. He stated that the accident flight occurred at midday; and therefore, he had flown other flights earlier. He stated that he remembered the airplane struck power lines estimated to be about 50 ft in height but did not recall any airplane performance parameters. The airplane impacted terrain and sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1534D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1534D), registered now, S/N 402A-0855, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR, INC. AT-402A - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (registry code 0390206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-15ag) (registry code 52246, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402A-0855 - Year built: 1992 - Airframe hours: 10065.7 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6-15AG 680 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 137 - Operator: Edge Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Edge Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 2025 - Departed: MBY, Moberly, MO - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 27, 2024; seat: single; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 2,100 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 79 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: MYJ, 15 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250722021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722021349A), Jul 22, 2025: Air Tractor Inc AT-402A, Centralia, MO, Substantial damage. FAA inspectors arrived on scene and found the aircraft in a cornfield approximately 50 yards from the south edge of that field. Reportedly, the aircraft was… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200609. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19275155&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Master_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19330028&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Template%20Pilot-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 238 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19341692&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Template-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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