# Accident 19950724026919A: Airtrc AT502, Idaho Falls, ID, July 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Q.B. One Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JRFG
- Location: 43.5007° N, 111.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5007&lon=-111.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4516K-2009-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724026919A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF TRIED LAND ON ROAD. WING STRUCK A POWER POLE.

## 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 SEA95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA158), Jul 24, 1995: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4516K), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AT LIFTOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, TAILWIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN EXCESSIVE TAKEOFF FLAP SETTING, AND A WINDSHEAR…

## Other reports on N4516K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090822048939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048939A), Aug 22, 2009: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4516K), East Grand Fork, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot was surveying field for spraying and was looking for correct field, he looked down at his map and the right wing contacted the ground.

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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