# Accident 19970624015929A: Airtrc AT502, Tunica, MS, June 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Airport: Dubbs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6802° N, 90.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6802&lon=-90.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45461, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45461) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,607 total, 4,015 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970624015929A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART AG STRIP AIR CONDITION ON OVER GROSS. CROSSWIND HIGH TEMP. SETTLED. DUMPED LOAD. IMPACTED BEAN FIELD. (-23) AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEVELOP LIFT DURING TAKE OFF ROLL AIRCRAFT WENT INTO BEAN FIELD AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT NOT HURT. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROBABLY OVERLOADED. WEATHER SHOWS TEMPERATURE WAS 93 DEGREES F/34 DEGREES C.

## 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 MIA97LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA195), Jun 24, 1997: Air Tractor AT-502 (N45461), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots poor preflight planning preparation for attempting to takeoff with a tailwind and with the hopper loaded 3/4 full during a 93degree F., day at a density altitude of 2,400 feet.

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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