Air Tractor AT-402B N2072D

Summary

On 2 July 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-402B registered N2072D, operated by TRI County AG Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Ipswich, South Dakota, 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.

Date

2 July 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ipswich, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Tc Field (2SD9)

Coordinates

45.4556, -99.0106

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-402B

Registration

N2072D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

TRI County AG Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ipswich → Ipswich

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA391

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to obtain adequate airspeed during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the beginning of an aerial application run, the pilot rotated the airplane near the end of the runway; the airplane lifted up from the ground, yawed, and then shuddered. The airplane descended, the left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane slid to a stop. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with an aerodynamic stall during takeoff because the pilot failed to obtain adequate speed to climb the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.