# Accident 19980708016349A: Airtrc AT502, Minto, ND, July 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Minto, ND
- Airport: Minto Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.2891° N, 97.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2891&lon=-97.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9185C-2004-08-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980708016349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/08/98 AT 2100 CDT, AT-302 N9185C, OPERATED BY JOHN WAKEFIELD D/ B/A SKYWAYS AND FLOWN BY RICHARD FARMER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON A WETRUNWAY SURFACE RUNNING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 17, AT MINTO, ND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED HEADING 360 DEGREES.  ENGINE AND PROPELLER WAS SEPERATED.  WINGS, FUSELAGE, EMPANAGE DISTORTED AND BUCKLED.  MINOR INJURY TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS REPORTED.

## 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 CHI98LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA243), Jul 9, 1998: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9185C), Minto, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Factors were wet and soft runway conditions, and a ditch and the end of the overrun area.

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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