# Accident 19940719018859A: Airtrc AT502B, Marianna, AR, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: Marianna, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYDG
- Location: 34.7701° N, 90.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7701&lon=-90.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6073J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED DEPART TALL WET GRASS SOD STRIP ON HOT DAY DOWNWIND. INCREASED FLAPS DUMPED LOAD. GOT AIRBORNE BUT HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW94LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA239), Jul 19, 1994: Air Tractor AT-501 (N6073J), Marianna, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFTOFF. FACTORS WERE THE TALL, WET GRASS AND A TAIL WIND COMPONENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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