Air Tractor Inc AT-502 accident near Grady, AR
On June 6, 2025, an Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grady, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 6, 2025
- Place
- Grady, AR
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-502 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.185°N, 91.666°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250607200279
NTSB summary
On June 6, 2025, about 1830 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502 airplane, N9185F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Grady, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural application flight. The pilot was departing from a 2,300 ft long paved airstrip, oriented about 015°, at the time of the accident. A track in the grass off the right side of the runway began about 300 ft from the end of the pavement and appeared consistent with being made by the airplane tailwheel. The track was oriented about 025°. After about 200 ft, the single track transitioned to three tracks consistent was all three landing gear wheels being on the ground. The tracks were about 200 ft long and ended about 100 ft beyond the end of the runway pavement. They continued along the approximate 025° heading into the adjacent soybean field. The center track was offset to the right relative to the outer two tracks consistent with the tail of the airplane being offset as it traveled through the bean field. An additional set of tracks began again about 50 ft from an irrigation ditch. The irrigation ditch was located about 450 ft from the end of the runway pavement. Figure 1 – Runway with landing gear tracks Figure 2 – Airplane at accident site along irrigation ditch The airplane came to rest inverted on the north side of an irrigation. The outboard left wing was fragmented, and the aft fuselage was partially separated. The engine mount was deformed; however, the engine remained securely at
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
