Air Tractor AT504 and Air Tractor AT502 mid-air collision near Changuinoia, Pa, January 10, 2023
On January 10, 2023 at about 12:30 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Air Tractor AT504 (HP1955AT) and Air Tractor AT502 (HP1966AT), were involved in a mid-air collision near Changuinoia. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 2023 · about 12:30 pm local time
- Place
- Changuinoia, Panama
- Type
- Accident · mid-air collision
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Air Tractor AT504
- Registration
- HP1955AT · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Air Tractor AT502 B
- Registration
- HP1966AT · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record for the Air Tractor AT504 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Midair collision during maneuvering defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Air Tractor AT502 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.