Air Tractor AT 502B N61150

Summary

On 23 June 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT 502B registered N61150, operated by Farm Air Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Sacramento, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 June 2014 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sacramento, California, United States

Coordinates

38.7503, -121.5247

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 502B

Registration

N61150

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Farm Air Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Sacramento

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14LA267

1 person had minor injuries.

The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not available for postaccident examination.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the agricultural aerial application flight reported that, while he was returning to base and when the airplane was about 300 ft above ground level, the engine suddenly lost all power. He attempted to land on a road, but the airplane was unable to reach it, so he landed in a flooded field. During the landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane abruptly stopped and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The operator did not provide any aircraft logbooks for examination nor did the operator make the airplane available for examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.