ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354377
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1998 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Corp Care Inc. |
| Registration: | N7318K |
| MSN: | 502-0008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4823 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clewiston, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Clewston, FL (N/A) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that as he was taxiing out for takeoff, crossing a culvert, he was too close to the edge of the culvert. The dirt edge collapsed and the right main landing gear slid into the ditch.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA175
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2003 | N7318K | Glades Ag Services, Inc. | 1 | Belle Glade, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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