ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385738
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 2001 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Name |
| Registration: | N6082B |
| MSN: | 502B-0274 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3222 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Newport, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff from a grass airstrip behind another agricultural airplane of the same type, the agricultural airplane encountered wake turbulence. The pilot turned the airplane to the left to "try and get out of it." The airplane's left wing and left main landing gear struck the ground, the airplane bounced on its right wing, and landed on its empennage. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest upright in a field. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had waited "about one more minute" before taking off.
Probable Cause: the loss of control during takeoff initial climb as a result of encountering wake turbulence due to the pilot's failure to recognize the hazard and delay the takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2017 | N6082B | Midway-air | 1 | Tallahatchie County, near Philipp, MS | |
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| VFR flight in IMC | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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