Air Tractor AT-502B N60713
23 June 2004 · Crowley, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2004 at about 18:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N60713 was involved in an accident near Crowley, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crowley, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1569, -92.4836
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502B
- Registration
- N60713
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crowley → Crowley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA166
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 20,875-hour pilot reported that after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 75 feet above ground level, the airplane began to "settle," and he elected to make a forced landing in a flooded rice field. During landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. No fuel was observed in either of the wing fuel tanks. No visible evidence of fuel residue was found in the vicinity of the wreckage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-502B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2004 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2004 | Air Tractor AT-502B | San Angelo, Texas, United States | Summers Spraying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Weldon, Arkansas, United States | Weldon Flying Service, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2004 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Mendota, California, United States | Douglas Thiel | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Avon, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Westside, Iowa, United States | Westerlin and Harrington Flying SER | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2004 | Bell 206-L1 | Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, United States | American Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Hughes 369D | Zachary, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2004 | Cessna T210N | Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 2004 | Stinson 108-1 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2004 | Grumman G-164B | Mamou, Louisiana, United States | Central Farmers Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2004 | Bell 206-L4 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |