ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45226
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| Date: | Monday 5 May 2003 |
| Time: | 14:14 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-503A |
| Owner/operator: | Pontiac Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N503D |
| MSN: | 503A-0067 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pontiac, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pontiac, IL (PNT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering during a training flight. The purpose of the flight was for one certified flight instructor (CFI) to give another CFI a checkout in a turboprop airplane. One witness described the airplane flying swath runs prior to making a wing over type maneuver and entering a spin. Several other witnesses describe the airplane being in a slight nose down spin prior to it impacting the ground. Inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any pre-existing failure/malfunction which would have resulted in the loss of control.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030507X00633&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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