| Date: | 08-APR-2020 |
| Time: | 19:07 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9185D |
| C/n / msn: | 502-0200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pecan Gap, TX -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft clipped a tree and impacted an open field in Pecan Gap, Texas. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received serious injures which later proved fatal.
NTSB Preliminary:
On April 7, 2020 about 1945 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502 agricultural airplane, N9185D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pecan Gap, Texas. The pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 137 agricultural flight.
The responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector noted the airplane had impacted the top of a tree before impacting terrain. Several airplane pieces, including the engine, were found in the wreckage path to the main wreckage. A post-crash fire consumed a majority of the of the fuselage. There were no witnesses to the accident.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
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