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NTSB incident investigation · Air Tractor AT502B · Cruz Alta, Brazil · March 16, 2026

Incident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 16, 2026, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
Place
Cruz Alta, Brazil
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
PT-SEFAir Tractor AT502B
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202680

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Aircraft

Registration
PT-SEF
Reported as
Air Tractor AT502B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
502B-2987
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial