Air Tractor AT 602 N8506E

Summary

On 3 July 2020 at about 13:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT 602 registered N8506E, operated by Bell's Ag Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Des Arc, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2020 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Des Arc, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.9761, -91.4569

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 602

Registration

N8506E

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Bell's Ag Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA287

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from all available evidence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the pilot was conducting an aerial survey of a field, the airplane’s engine lost total power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the airplane touched down in a slip, which caused the right main landing gear to collapse and substantial damage to the left wing. Fuel was found in the fuel tanks. Postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system components revealed no anomalies that would have resulted in a loss of engine power. Thus, the reasons that the airplane lost total engine power during the accident flight could not be determined based on the evidence available for this investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.