ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 317478
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 2015 |
| Time: | 19:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Rondon Aviação Agrícola |
| Registration: | PR-RRR |
| MSN: | 502B-2643 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Presidente Olegário, MG -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Presidente Olegário-Fazenda Boa Esperança Airstrip, MG |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from an airstrip for agricultural use at Fazenda Boa Esperança, in the municipality of Presidente Olegário, MG, at around 19:50 UTC, in order to apply pesticides.
After leaving the ground, the pilot noticed that the aircraft was not gaining height. The crew member decided to dump the crop protection product and, during the dump , the tip of the right wing touched the top of the cornfield. The aircraft lost control and crashed into the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
A-016/CENIPA/2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2023 17:21 | harro | Updated |
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