ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358271
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1995 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor 502B |
| Owner/operator: | Jeff Jones |
| Registration: | N60237 |
| MSN: | 502B-0322 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minter City, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, after climbing about twenty feet, the airplane began to settle to the ground. He could not establish a positive rate of climb or arrest the sink rate. The airplane collided with the ground about 1/4 mile off the departure end of the runway. Examination of the aircraft disclosed that it was approximately 725 pounds over the approved gross weight. According to the pilot, he did not calculate the gross weight before attempting the takeoff. Also, he did not report any mechanical difficulty with the aircraft. The outside air temperature was 94 degrees.
Probable Cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive gross weight of the airplane and the high outside air temperature, which would have reduced the performance of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA168
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 2009 | N60237 | Private | 0 | Minter City, Mississippi | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 11:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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