Air Tractor 502 N9184R
17 July 1998 · Clewiston, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1998 at about 21:00 local time, a Air Tractor 502 registered N9184R was involved in an accident near Clewiston, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clewiston, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.7509, -80.9291
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 502
- Registration
- N9184R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed. A tailwind was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot initiated a takeoff to the east from the last half of a one mile dirt road and after becoming airborne, the airplane cleared 10-foot high obstruction near the end of the road and then began descending. The airplane impacted the ground in a sugar cane field and came to rest upright. The wind at the time was from the west-southwest and the pilot further stated that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 502 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1998 | Air Tractor 502 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | Shannon Agricultural Flying | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1998 | Air Tractor 502B | Eudora, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor 502B | Guthrie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Air Tractor 502B | Perthshire, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor 502A | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | San TAN Dusters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1995 | Air Tractor 502B | Minter City, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |