Probable cause
The failure of the P-3 tube resulting in the loss of engine power.
NTSB analysis
According to the commercial pilot, he was maneuvering the airplane to apply fertilizer to a customer's field when the engine lost power. The commercial pilot performed a forced landing to a flooded rice field resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar and firewall. An examination of the engine revealed that the P-3 tube had failed. No other anomalies were noted with the airplane's airframe, engine, or related systems.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09LA401 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 30, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Knobel, Arkansas
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Air Tractor Inc AT-602
- N-number
- N5192T
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.