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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 2024 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502A |
| Owner/operator: | R & D Leasing Inc, opb Blair Ground Services |
| Registration: | N6126U |
| MSN: | 502A-0298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Stratford, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lemoore, CA (private) |
| Sequoia Field Airport, CA (D86) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On January 10, 2024, about 1010 Pacific standard time, an Air Tractor AT-502A, N6126U, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Stratford, California. There were no injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight.
The pilot reported that during takeoff the airplane failed to develop full power. At approximately 200 feet the engine rolled back to near idle. The pilot’s attempt to vary power lever inputs did not affect engine power output. The pilot maneuvered the airplane between two houses into a grove of small trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The airplane has been secured for examination
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://abc30.com/crop-duster-plane-crashes-near-stratford-kings-county-fire-department/14306874/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6126U
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/002/002411.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
A crop duster crashed into an orchard Wednesday morning in Kings County. Deputies say they got a call around 10:15 a.m. regarding an airplane down off of King Avenue near Stratford. https://t.co/nV0AnTVn8k pic.twitter.com/53fm32LN6s
— CBS47 Fresno (@CBS47) January 10, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2024 12:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jan-2024 13:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 11-Jan-2024 13:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2024 13:16 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Category, ] |
| 11-Jan-2024 15:08 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 11-Jan-2024 17:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2024 13:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2024 10:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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