Air Tractor AT-502B N60819
28 April 2003 · Pond Creek, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N60819, operated by Homestead Farms Flying Inc., was involved in an accident near Pond Creek, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pond Creek, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Homestead Farms Airport (O66)
- Coordinates
- 36.6917, -97.7267
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502B
- Registration
- N60819
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Homestead Farms Flying Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pond Creek → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA141
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 during liftoff resulting in a stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 19,368-hour pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane failed to become airborne from a 2,860-foot asphalt and gravel airstrip. He pulled the emergency hopper dump lever and dumped the liquid fertilizer load. The airplane lifted off the runway, stalled, and dragged the right wingtip on the ground. Subsequently, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway and impacted a 5-foot fence pole with the right wing. The airplane came to rest approximately 150 feet from the departure end of the runway in an upright position when a fire consumed the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-502B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Westside, Iowa, United States | Westerlin and Harrington Flying SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Edna, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Holly Grove, Arkansas, United States | Hill Flying Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Farwell, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Rigby, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Rosenburg, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 2003 | Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Versatile Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States | Charles G. Lucas | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 195 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Buford J. Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Kirk A. Myers | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182H | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma Skydiving Center | Fatal | 1 |