Accident Air Tractor AT-502 N9184R, Friday 17 July 1998

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Date:	Friday 17 July 1998
Time:	18:00 LT
Type:	Air Tractor AT-502
Owner/operator:	Air Crop Care, Inc.
Registration:	N9184R
MSN:	502-0214
Year of manufacture:	1993
Total airframe hrs:	2780 hours
Engine model:	P&W PT6A-34AG
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Clewiston, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot initiated a takeoff to the east from the last half of a one mile dirt road and after becoming airborne, the airplane cleared 10-foot high obstruction near the end of the road and then began descending. The airplane impacted the ground in a sugar cane field and came to rest upright. The wind at the time was from the west-southwest and the pilot further stated that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed. A tailwind was a contributing factor.

Accident investigation: