Plane Crash List

Air Tractor AT502 PS-ARG

5 March 2025 · Balsas, Brazil · Fatal

Summary

On 5 March 2025 at about 07:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT502 registered PS-ARG was involved in an accident near Balsas, Brazil. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

The record

Date
at 07:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Balsas, Brazil
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Air Tractor AT502
Registration
PS-ARG
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
GAA25WA117

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Other Air Tractor AT502 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Jul 2025 Air Tractor AT502
PP-LTO
Porto Dos Gaúchos, Brazil
approximate position
- Fatal -
22 Jul 2025 Air Tractor AT502
N502KB
Hastings, Nebraska, United States Meyers Aerial Service LLC No injuries -
14 Jan 2025 Air Tractor AT502
PR-JGJ
Paracatu, Brazil Jaíba Aviação Agrícola Ltda No injuries -
6 Feb 2026 Air Tractor AT502
PR-AEW
Paranatinga, Brazil - No injuries -
14 Jun 2024 Air Tractor AT502
N2032K
Whiteface, Texas, United States King AG Aviation Inc Fatal 1
25 Feb 2026 Air Tractor AT502
ZS-XAP
Wesselsbron, South Africa
approximate position
- Unknown -

All 58 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Nov 2025 Beechcraft E90
PS-MGQ
Para De Minas, Brazil
approximate position
- No injuries -
9 Mar 2025 Cessna 150
PT-AKY
Peruibe, Brazil - Fatal 1
16 Sep 2025 Cessna P210
PS-FDW
Corumba, Brazil - Fatal 1
8 Nov 2025 Air Tractor AT602
PS-VRJ
Campo Novos dos Parecis, Brazil
not on the map
- Fatal 1
9 Jan 2025 Cessna 525
PR-GFS
Ubatuba, Brazil
approximate position
- Fatal 1
7 Jan 2025 Cirrus SR22
PR-CBR
state of Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil
approximate position
- No injuries -

All 537 records in Brazil