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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-602 · Clarkesville, FL · December 6, 2000

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Date
December 6, 2000 · 06:30 local
Place
Clarkesville, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
J1TG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9046D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA036
Reported as
Airtrc AT602
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total4,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N9046DRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2014 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0562 · Built 1999Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 6, 2000, a airtractor AT-602, N9046D operated by thrash aviation crashed after an aborted takeoff on a Private airstrip in clarksville FL. The pilot fredrick finney, stated he hit a soft place on the runway which reduced the airspeed. He immediately aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop. The a/c went off the end of the runway into the trees. (.4) on December 6, 2000, at about 0630 eastern standard time, an air tractor AT-602, N9046D, registered to ag pilots inc., operated by thrash aviation as a 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight crashed on takeoff from a Private strip in the vicinity of clarksville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated the a/c was slightly overweight and attempted a takeoff froma 1,500-foot strip. During the takeoff roll the airplane hit some soft dirt/sand and slowed down. He aborted the takeoff, went off the end of the runway and collided with trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, A AIRTRACTOR AT-602, N9046D OPERATED BY THRASH AVIATION CRASHED AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN CLARKSVILLE FL. THE PILOT FREDRICK FINNEY, STATED HE HIT A SOFT PLACE ON THE RUNWAY WHICH REDUCED THE AIRSPEED. HE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE A/C WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE TREES. (.4) ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, AT ABOUT 0630 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602, N9046D, REGISTERED TO AG PILOTS INC., OPERATED BY THRASH AVIATION AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN THE VICINITY OF CLARKSVILLE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THE A/C WAS SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT AND ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROMA 1,500-FOOT STRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE HIT SOME SOFT DIRT/SAND AND SLOWED DOWN. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarksville, FLThe pilot's delay in aborting a takeoff after hitting a soft spot (sand) in the runway resulting in the airplane going off the end of the runway and colliding with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilots decision to attempt the flight in an over…Dec 6, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9046D · 1

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

Accident 20100729039759ACruise/Level Flight · Canton, MSOn July 29, 2010, at approximately 1800 local time, the pilot was operating an AT-602 aircraft. The aircraft was being operated under part 91. Witnesses stated that they noticed the aircraft spinning downward. The aircraft incurred a post accident fire and…Jul 29, 2010 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal