# NTSB CEN26LA118: Air Tractor AT-502A, N254LA, Sulphur, LA, February 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: February 12, 2026, 12:19 UTC
- Place: Sulphur, LA · Runway 33
- Coordinates: 30.233201, -93.380794 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2332&lon=-93.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250); [Landing-flare/touchdown: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Baton Rouge FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA118
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202445/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA118

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-502A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md?model=0390306), [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-502B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md?model=0390307), [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N254LA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254LA), registered now, S/N 502A-3054, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-502A
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-502A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (registry code 0390306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140ag) (registry code 51800, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 502A-3054
- Year built: 2016
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: O'Brien Flying Service
- Registered owner: O'Brien Flying Service
- Departed: UXL, Sulphur, LA
- Destination: UXL, Sulphur, LA
- Airport: UXL, Southland Field Airport, runway 33, 5,001 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N598LA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598LA), registered now, S/N 502B-2598 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-502B
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-502B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (registry code 0390307) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 502B-2598
- Year built: 2006
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: O'Brien Flying Service
- Registered owner: Susan E. Hebert Robertson
- Departed: UXL, Sulphur, LA
- Destination: UXL, Sulphur, LA

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260212000862A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260212000862A), Feb 12, 2026: Air Tractor Inc AT-502A, Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was performing aerial application work near a non towered uncontrolled airport and was using airport to reload aircraft. Aircraft was returning…
- [Accident 20260212000872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260212000872A), Feb 12, 2026: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was performing aerial application work south of an non towered uncontrolled airport and was using airport to reload aircraft. Aircraft was returning…

## Other investigations on N254LA (1)

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. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA447), Jul 26, 2018: Air Tractor AT502 (N254LA), Iowa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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