Accident · 2023-08-15

NTSB case CEN23LA377 · AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date
2023-08-15
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 (N9082C)
Operating rule
Part 137
Operator
Dakota Air Spray Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Dakota Air Spray

Probable cause

The pilot’s hard landing on a road and subsequent loss of control, resulting in the airplane impacting a ditch.

Source: NTSB case CEN23LA377

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane39Class 2 (2023-01-10)1,949 total · 477 in this make/model · 1,940 as PIC · 449 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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