Air Tractor AT-502B N5182C
3 July 2013 · Tillar, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2013 at about 19:50 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N5182C, operated by Confederate Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Tillar, Arkansas, 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 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tillar, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tillar Airport (5AR1)
- Coordinates
- 33.7091, -91.4491
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502B
- Registration
- N5182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Confederate Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tillar → Tillar
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA402
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine throttle control during takeoff due to an unsecured cockpit throttle control pin, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff, the airplane sustained a partial loss of engine power and overran the runway after the pilot lost cockpit throttle control. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed a throttle control pin lying on the cockpit floor. A cotter pin for the throttle control pin was missing; the length of time it had been missing could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-502B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2013 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Nauvoo, Illinois, United States | Air Advantage Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2013 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Campbell, Nebraska, United States | Campbell Aerial Spraying | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Air Tractor AT 502B | Garfield, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 502B | Princeton, California, United States | Michaud Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Bogata, Texas, United States | DAN Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2012 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2013 | Alon A2 | Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States | Charles Snyder | Fatal | 1 |
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