Air Tractor AT 802A N802KT
24 May 2014 · Hunter, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2014 at about 20:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT 802A registered N802KT, operated by Lynn Cary, was involved in an accident near Hunter, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hunter, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rabbit Ridge airstrip (Pvt)
- Coordinates
- 35.0672, -91.0914
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT 802A
- Registration
- N802KT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Operator
- Lynn Cary
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hunter → Hunter
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA258
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's downwind takeoff from a grass airstrip, which resulted in inadequate climb performance and the subsequent impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported the agriculture airplane was loaded with about 5,000 pounds of fertilizer and ¾ tank of fuel; he planned to depart a private grass airstrip which was about 2,600 feet long. The pilot departed the runway to the north, and the airplane's landing gear impacted a levee at the end of the runway. Once the landing gear impacted the levee, the airplane would not gain altitude and the pilot conducted a forced landing in an adjacent field. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage during the landing. The pilot reported there were no preimpact abnormalities with the airplane and added that a gust of wind or whirlwind caused the airplane not to climb. About the time of the accident, the temperature was 87 degrees F with a southern wind about 5-10 knots. It's likely the downwind departure, degraded the loaded airplane's takeoff performance.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2014 | Air Tractor AT 802A | Hazelton, Idaho, United States | Red Baron AG Service Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Jun 2013 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Minot, North Dakota, United States | Pioneer Agviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Wiville, Arkansas, United States | Reynolds Flying Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | Milhon Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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