Loss of control Accident Air Tractor AT-602 N602SS, Saturday 7 September 2019

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Date:	Saturday 7 September 2019
Time:	19:30
Type:	Air Tractor AT-602
Owner/operator:	Horan Spraying LLC
Registration:	N602SS
MSN:	602-1222
Year of manufacture:	2012
Total airframe hrs:	2000 hours
Engine model:	P&W Canda PT6A-65AG
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	TURKEY, Texas - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that he was conducting a low-altitude application flight for a gender reveal celebration with one passenger onboard the single-seat airplane. While maneuvering, he dumped about 350 gallons of pink water. The airplane got too slow, aerodynamically stalled, impacted terrain, and then came to rest inverted.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing, and empennage.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low pass, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

Accident investigation: