NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-502B, 2024
5 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.
Cases per year
| 1994 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2024
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 2024
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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
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.