ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134668
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Date: | Monday 14 May 2001 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-602 |
Owner/operator: | Brandon Air Inc. |
Registration: | N50997 |
MSN: | 602-0506 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
Engine model: | P&W PT6A-60 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Dunlap, TN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Dunlap, TN |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After reloading the airplane with chemicals, the pilot attempted a takeoff from the dirt staging airstrip. The airplane never successfully lifted off of the ground but collided with tree stumps on the departure end of the dirt strip and burst into flames. The airplane was destroyed and a functional examination of the engine was not accomplished. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain liftoff airspeed for undetermined reasons. A factor was tree stumps on the departure end of the takeoff area.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL01LA055 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010516X00940&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Dec-2017 11:22 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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