NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B
140 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Air Tractor AT-502B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
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duckdb -csv -c "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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390307'))
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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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390307'))
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NTSB WPR26LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Ogden, UTOn July 7, 2026, about 1259 mountain daylight time, an Air Tractor, Inc. AT-502B airplane, N647LA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was conducted as a Title 14…NTSB ANC26FA054Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Forbes, MOOn June 15, 2026, about 2015 Central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502B airplane, N503GK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Forbes, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB CEN26LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Larose, LAThe pilot’s improper fuel planning and his failure to adequately monitor the fuel level during flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of attention performing the task,…NTSB CEN26LA118Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAir Tractor AT-502A · Sulphur, LANTSB CEN25LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Goodland, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and go-around with variable wind direction and speed.NTSB CEN25LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Hastings, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CEN25LA219Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Charleston, MOThe pilot’s loss of control during the spray pass, which resulted in impact with vegetation and terrain.NTSB WPR25LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Corcoran, CAA total loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper manipulation of the condition lever during flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.NTSB CEN24FA260Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Bonita, LAThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while at low altitude enroute to their aerial application flights.NTSB WPR24FA201Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802 · Arco, IDA midair collision between two airplanes during aerial application operations due to both pilots’ insufficient awareness of their proximity to each other and their failure to see and avoid each other. Contributing to the accident was the operator and both…NTSB CEN24FA221Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Whiteface, TXBoth pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane during simultaneous aerial application operations over the same area. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s poor decision to assign the pilots to conduct separate aerial application operations…NTSB CEN24LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Olney, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN24FA021Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Vidalia, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s cell phone use and the position of the sun, which reduced the pilot’s ability to perceive the location of the power…NTSB CEN23FA412Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · New Rockford, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from overhead power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly under the power lines with a small area of clearance available for the airplane.NTSB ERA23LA327Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Leipsic, OHThe incorrect assembly of the turbine engine’s reduction gear box second-stage ring gear, which resulted in an internal failure of multiple engine components and a total loss of power.NTSB WPR23LA217Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Bakersfield, CAThe pilot’s improper use of flaps during the takeoff sequence which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.NTSB CEN23LA223Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Lake Village, ARA reported loss of thrust for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN22LA359Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Melville, LAThe pilot improperly monitored the operating environment which resulted in a collision with a tree located in the middle of a field.NTSB CEN22LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Decatur, ILFracture of the compressor turbine (CT) blades due to creep.NTSB CEN22LA310Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Wyoming, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ERA22LA302Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Center Cross, VAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN21LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s decision to continue low-level aerial application flight maneuvers after the low fuel warning light illuminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN21LA322Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Edcouch, TXThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a gusting wind during takeoff.NTSB CEN21LA283Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Edwardsburg, MIThe pilot’s failure to identify rising terrain and to maintain terrain clearance from trees during an aerial application pass that resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.NTSB CEN21FA270Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor 502B · Paragould, ARAn inflight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain during an aerial application flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN20LA306Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Grant, NEThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering during an agricultural flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…NTSB ERA20CA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Washington, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional during landing on a wet grass runway.NTSB CEN20LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Dalhart, TXThe total loss of engine power due to a failed fuel control unit bearing.NTSB ERA20CA231Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · South Bay, FLThe pilot's loss of airplane control during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with vegetation and terrain.NTSB ERA20LA217Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Atmore, ALThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and loss of control.NTSB CEN20CA221Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Hiawatha, KSThe pilot’s decision to attempt the takeoff with a tailwind in high density altitude conditions.NTSB CEN20CA190Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Bunkie, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA19CA502Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Onida, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power wires during agricultural application operations.NTSB CEN19FA259Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Sumner, IAThe pilot’s impairment by medical conditions and/or medications, which resulted in the airplane’s impact with power lines and terrain.NTSB GAA19CA480Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Waco, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.NTSB GAA19CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · San Benito, TXThe pilot's improper decision to take off with the airplane near its maximum allowable gross takeoff weight and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA19CA328Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Monument, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude due to distraction by ground equipment in the airplane’s path, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from crops during an agricultural application flight and resulted in a loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA19CA303Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Rockford, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an agricultural application flight.NTSB WPR19LA112Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Morganza, LAA loss of aircraft control due to the separation of the elevator pushrod attachment bolt.NTSB CEN19FA003Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Placedo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the antenna tower, a known obstruction, during the agricultural application flight. Contributing to the accident was glare from the sun which hindered the pilot's ability to see and avoid the antenna tower.NTSB CEN18FA339Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Bronson, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery.NTSB GAA18CA476Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Louise, MSThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB CEN18LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Tappen, NDThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN18FA232Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Enid, OKThe pilot's failure to see and avoid a known obstacle (communications tower) during agricultural spraying operations.NTSB CEN18LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Qulin, MOThe pilot’s improper weight-and-balance calculations and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an attempted takeoff that exceeded the airplane’s performance capability. Also…NTSB CEN18LA019Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Olton, TXThe 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 ERA17FA279Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Philipp, MSThe 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 CEN17CA294Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Harrold, SDThe pilot’s improper attempt at a low-pass maneuver, which resulted in a collision with a tractor.NTSB GAA17CA385Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Edna, TXThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tower during an agricultural application flight.NTSB GAA17CA360Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Portales, NMThe 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.