Air Tractor AT-502 VH-ODP

Summary

On 3 October 2009 at about 11:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered VH-ODP, operated by Agricair Pty Limited, was involved in an accident near Narrogin, Australia, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 2009 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Narrogin, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

-32.9333, 117.5167

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502

Registration

VH-ODP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Agricair Pty Limited

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wikepin → Wikepin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10WA036

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 3, 2009, at 1130 Western Standard Time, an Air Tractor AT-502, VH-ODP, operated by Agricair Pty Limited, as an agricultural flight collided with the ground while maneuvering 47 Km east northeast of Narrogin, Australia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight originated from Wikepin, Australia, at an unknown time. Australian investigators reported that the airplane took off from a paddock on a property to conduct agricultural spraying operations. A short time later, the owner of the property discovered the wreckage, which had impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. There were no witnesses to the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by ATSB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra, A.C.T. 2608 Australia Investigator-In-Charge: John Donnellan Phone: +61262747439 Fax: +61262746434

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.