Accident · 2025-05-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-05-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 (N216TA)
- Operating rule
- Part 137
- Operator
- TAILWINDS AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- TAILWINDS AIR INC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with soft terrain conditions during the landing which resulted in a loss of directional and a subsequent nose-over.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA187Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Airplane | 66 | Class 2 (2025-03-10) | 38,430 total · 7,100 in this make/model · 38,085 as PIC · 422 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.