# Accident 20010531027869A: Airtrc AT502B, Ftpierce, FL, May 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ftpierce, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SXNG
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6067A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6067A-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531027869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TELEPHONE CONVERSATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ON MAY 31, 2001, AT ABOUT 08:30 AM LOCAL, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN AIRPORT WITH AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE HIS EIGHTH LOAD OF AERIAL APPLICATION. DURING TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FT., THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ERRATICAL. WHILE TURNING BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT OBSERVED DEBRIS EXITING FROM THE ENGINE'S EXHAUST STACKS AS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF SOUTHEASTERN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ON JUNE 4, 2001, AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT THE SOUTHEASTERN AERIAL CROP SERVICE FACILITY. THE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRATT & WHITNEY FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORT ATTACHED.

## 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 MIA01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA150), May 31, 2001: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6067A), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb due to compressor turbine blade separation.

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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