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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2025 |
| Time: | 11:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-504 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Andrew Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FTBA |
| MSN: | 504-4048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome, MB (CYVD) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome, MB (CYVD) |
| Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome, MB (CYVD) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Air Tractor AT-504 operated by Air Andrew Ltd. was conducting a VFR local training flight from Virden (CYVD), MB with 2 crew. When the aircraft touched down on Runway 08, a tail wheel shimmy was detected. The aircraft swerved right, exited the runway surface and ground looped. There were no injuries to the 2 crew. There was substantial damage to the aircraft. The ELT did not activate. The operator's maintenance found no defects with the tail wheel or the tail wheel lock.
Sources:
TSB A25C0038
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2025 18:54 | ASN | Added |
| 16-May-2025 18:57 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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