ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343444
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2023 |
| Time: | 19:54 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Bob Ruhe Ag-Service LLC |
| Registration: | N5048S |
| MSN: | 502B-0495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leipsic, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ruhe's Airport, OH (R47) |
| Ruhe's Airport, OH (R47) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 4, 2023, about 1954 eastern daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502B, N5048S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Leipsic, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
The pilot had been applying fungicide to several fields, during which he noted no engine performance anomalies. Shortly after starting the second spray run in a field, he heard a “pop.” He saw flames coming out of the engine exhaust stacks and the engine stopped producing power. He performed a forced landing to a neighboring field and the airplane ground-looped in the high crops.
Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane came to rest upright with substantial damage to the left wing.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n5048s#31725608
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2023 18:54 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 11-Aug-2023 19:20 | harro | Updated |
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