# Accident 19980602024209A: Airtrc AT502, Clewiston, FL, June 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1998, 14:50 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.7494° N, 80.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7494&lon=-80.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7318K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318K-2017-07-20) (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: 5,625 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602024209A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF CULVERT. DIRT COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID INTO DITCH. TAKING OFF FROM ROAD.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, CROSSING A CULVERT, HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE CULVERT. THE DIRT EDGE COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SLID INTO THE DITCH.

## 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 MIA98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA175), Jun 2, 1998: Air Tractor AT-502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.

## Other reports on N7318K (1)

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

- [Incident 20010626037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626037959I), Jun 26, 2001: Airtrc AT502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/26/01 about 1000 EDT, during takeoff roll, aircraft left wheel hit a soft sand spot and it pulled the aircraft off dirt runway. As a result, the…

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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