Air Tractor AT-502B N6082B

Summary

On 19 June 2001 at about 01:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N6082B, operated by Name, was involved in an accident near Newport, Arkansas, 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.

Date

19 June 2001 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.6204, -91.2297

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N6082B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Name

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newport → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW01LA147

Nobody was injured.

the loss of control during takeoff initial climb as a result of encountering wake turbulence due to the pilot's failure to recognize the hazard and delay the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff from a grass airstrip behind another agricultural airplane of the same type, the agricultural airplane encountered wake turbulence. The pilot turned the airplane to the left to "try and get out of it." The airplane's left wing and left main landing gear struck the ground, the airplane bounced on its right wing, and landed on its empennage. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest upright in a field. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had waited "about one more minute" before taking off.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.