# Accident 20001206024809A: Airtrc AT602, Clarkesville, FL, December 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2000, 06:30 local time
- Place: Clarkesville, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J1TG
- Location: 30.4298° N, 85.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4298&lon=-85.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9046D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9046D-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001206024809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA036), Dec 6, 2000: Air Tractor AT-602 (N9046D), Clarksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9046D (1)

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

- [Accident 20100729039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100729039759A), Jul 29, 2010: Air Tractor AT-602 (N9046D), Canton, MS, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 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…

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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