# Incident 20030814022139I: Airtrc AT502, Estherville, IA, August 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2003, 15:38 local time
- Place: Estherville, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: X1HG
- Location: 43.3997° N, 94.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estherville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3997&lon=-94.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030814022139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED THE FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA (FRM) AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY FORTY-FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND WAS SPRAYING A BEAN FIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS JUST FINISHING THE FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. AT THIS TIME HE DUMPED THE REMAINING CHEMICALS FROM THE HOPPER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD, BUT HIT A STOP SIGN AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH ALONG A FENCE ROW. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LANDING GEAR, HOWEVER THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N502MH (1)

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

- [Accident 20130720013519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720013519A), Jul 20, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N502MH), Shannon, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that this was his fourth flight of the day. He loaded 330 gallons of product and 80 gallons of fuel (544 pounds). Max gross for the plane is 8000…

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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