# Accident 20010618016799A: Airtrc AT502B, Newport, AR, June 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B67G
- Location: 35.6204° N, 91.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6204&lon=-91.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6082B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6082B-2020-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010618016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 8 PM LOCAL TIME, MR. MARK ELLIS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 430294130, WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION FOR BELL FLYING SERVICE, A 137 OPERATOR, CERTIFICATE NUMBER B67G9481, LOCATED IN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WHILE OPERATING AT A SMALL AIR STRIP 5 MILES NORTH OF TUPELO, ARKANSAS IN AN AT 502B N6082B REGISTERED TO ELLIS FLYING SERVICE, MR. ELLIS WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF BEHIND ANOTHER AT 502-B BELONGING TO BELL FLYING SERVICE WHEN AT LIFT OFF HE EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE FROM WHAT HE FEELS WAS PRODUCED FROM THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM. AT THE POINT HE WAS GOING TO STALL HE TURNED LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RIGHT WING, LANDING ON THE TAIL.  BOTH WINGS AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND HOT.  MR. ELLIS WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 FTW01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA147), Jun 19, 2001: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6082B), Newport, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of control during takeoff initial climb as a result of encountering wake turbulence due to the pilot's failure to recognize the hazard and delay the takeoff.

## Other reports on N6082B (1)

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

- [Accident 20170816011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816011589A), Aug 16, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N6082B), Phillipp, MS, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The owner of aircraft registration number N6082B reported that around 6:10AM Wednesday morning August 16, 2017 N6082B took off from the midway-Air 137…

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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