Air Tractor AT-602 N5202U
14 June 2009 · Magee, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 2009 at about 22:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N5202U, operated by Thrash Aviation, was involved in an accident near Magee, Mississippi, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Magee, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Magee (17M)
- Coordinates
- 31.8628, -89.8006
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N5202U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thrash Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Magee → Magee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA346
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was departing on an agricultural flight. As the airplane climbed to approximately 25 feet above the runway, it experienced a total loss of engine power, and the left wing dropped. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground, which caused the empennage and the main landing gear to separate. The pilot exited the airplane before a postcrash fire consumed the cockpit and a portion of the right wing. Postaccident disassembly and inspection of the engine assembly and testing of accessory components did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. The airplane's most recent annual inspection was performed almost 1 year prior to the accident. The engine had accumulated about 7,000 hours since new, and 300 hours since the annual inspection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States | Quinn Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States | Central Farmers Co-Op | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Knobel, Arkansas, United States | R & W Flying Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Charleston, Missouri, United States | Thompson Flying Service, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Yates City, Illinois, United States | Har-Mor AG Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Canton, Mississippi, United States | AG Pilots Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172E | Como, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2009 | Cessna 172P | Cleveland, Mississippi, United States | Delta State University | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2009 | Robinson R44 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Webb Group | Fatal | 1 |
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| 20 Jun 2009 | Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 601XL S | Vaughn, Mississippi, United States | John M Nassour | No injuries | - |
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