Air Tractor AT-802A N802BF

Summary

On 23 July 2025 at about 16:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-802A registered N802BF, operated by Blue Sky Management LLC, was involved in an accident near Walcott, Iowa, 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

23 July 2025 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Walcott, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.6761, -90.7441

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802A

Registration

N802BF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Blue Sky Management LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA285

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the crops during an aerial application flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was conducting an aerial application spray pass when the airplane made contact with the crop which pulled the airplane down. The airplane struck the ground. The left wing of the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.