ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286741
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| Date: | Friday 31 July 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60237 |
| MSN: | 502B-0322 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6895 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minter City, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Minter City, MS |
| Minter City, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was on his fourth aerial application of the day, with a load of 430 gallons of fungicide. He departed to the northeast and turned west. He said everything was normal until he got closer to the pecan orchard that he was planning to spray. As he got closer to the trees, the airplane began to "mush" and started shaking. He said he "hit" the dump lever, but not hard enough to activate it. The airplane then descended and impacted the trees. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The pilot stated that the engine was operating continuously, but he was not able to clear the pecan trees.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09LA431
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 1995 | N60237 | Jeff Jones | 0 | Minter City, MS | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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