Accident: Air Tractor AT502
Jul 25, 2020 · Grant, NE
NTSB numberCEN20LA306Event id20200725X60143
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering during an agricultural flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive climb technique between spray passes.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT502
- Registration
- N502KJ
- Year built
- 2012
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 137: agricultural
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Imperial Municipal Airport (IML)15 nm (28 km) south
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