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| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 2025 |
| Time: | c. 07:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PS-ARG |
| MSN: | 502A-3376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Balsas, MA -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a crop dusting flight near Balsas, MA and Tasso Fragoso, MA, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed against the ground, killing the pilot.
Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2025/03/05/piloto-morre-apos-queda-de-aviao-agricola-em-balsas-no-ma.ghtml
https://maismaranhao.com.br/acidente/aviao-agricola-cai-em-zona-rural-de-tasso-fragoso-piloto-morreu-carbonizado/2025/03/05/
https://imaranhense.com/noticia/35011/piloto-morre-carbonizado-apos-queda-de-aviao-em-tasso-fragoso
Preliminary report: https://dedalo.sti.fab.mil.br/ocorrencia/86708
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PSARG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2025 06:36 | V. | Added |
| 06-Mar-2025 06:36 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2025 07:13 | lokarutlot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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