1 fatal · Air Tractor AT502 · 2020-07-25 · Grant, NE, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN20LA306
Event ID
20200725X60143
Type
Accident
Date
2020-07-25
Location
Grant, NE, USA
Coordinates
40.747222, -101.70999
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT502
Registration
N502KJ
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.