Air Tractor AT-602 N9017Z
18 March 2005 · Crosbyton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2005 at about 21:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N9017Z, operated by McAdoo Flying Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Crosbyton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crosbyton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dummy (8F3)
- Coordinates
- 33.6203, -101.2458
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N9017Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- McAdoo Flying Service, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crosbyton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05CA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to mantain directional control during take-off. A contributing factor was the dust devil.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot lost directional control of the tail wheel equipped airplane during takeoff roll after encountering a dust devil soon after the tail came up. The pilot estimated that the winds were from the west-northwest at 5 to 7 knots prior to his attempted takeoff from the 3,600-foot long by 60-foot wide asphalt runway. The airplane was loaded with 400 gallons of water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2005 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Panama City, Florida, United States | Gentry's Flying Service, LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2005 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ballidu, Australia | Dunn's Aviation PTY LTD | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 2005 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ralls, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 2005 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Imperial, Nebraska, United States | Top HAT Aerial Applicators Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2004 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2006 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2005 | Beechcraft BE77 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2005 | Stearman D75 | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2005 | Beechcraft A36 | Arcola, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2005 | Mooney M20J | San Antonio, Texas, United States | John Hermann | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |