Air Tractor AT-502 N61407
26 May 2004 · Tarzan, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 2004 at about 16:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N61407, operated by Cooper Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Tarzan, Texas, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tarzan, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cooper Flying Service Airstrip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 32.5978, -101.1231
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Registration
- N61407
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cooper Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tarzan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04CA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed suitable for flight. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and tail wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane began to settle back down on the ground just after take-off from runway N (a 2,650-feet long by 150-feet wide turf runway). The 3,370-hour pilot emptied the load of chemicals, but was still unable to gain altitude. The automated surface observing station at Midland International Airport (MAF), near Midland, Texas, located approximately 12 miles southwest of the airport, reported winds at 170 at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, sky clear, temperature 88 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure of 29.88 inches of Mercury. The density altitude was calculated as 5,320 feet based on the outside air temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, a dew point of 17 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 29.88 inches of mercury. The field elevation at the private airstrip was 2,740 feet msl.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-502 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2004 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Joiner, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Southeastern Aerial Crop Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Sedan, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2005 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Hector, Minnesota, United States | Newberg Sky Spray | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Hudson, Illinois, United States | Jeffrey Dungan | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2004 | Lockheed 1329-23E | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Kenneth Green | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Bell 407 | Pyote, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-60-601P | Lakeway, Texas, United States | Curtis Treadwell | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rachel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Mooney M20F | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |