ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352979
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1999 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Griffin Ag, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6073U |
| MSN: | AT502B-0355 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marvel, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff from a private airstrip, the aerial application airplane skimmed the top of a cotton field. When the pilot took off with a 'heavy load of fertilizer.' The airplane departed to the north on a half paved, half turf runway measuring approximately 3,000 feet long. An examination was conducted of the accident site revealing that a thin-walled plastic pipe carrying water for crops had been hit by the airplane. There was evidence that the airplane continued to 'skim the top of a cotton field for 2,000 feet.' The airplane came to rest inverted in the cotton field.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper takeoff airspeed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA196
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 08:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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