20040519016339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · San Angelo, TX · May 19, 2004

Date: May 19, 2004 · 08:05 local
Place: San Angelo, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: HR0G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4508Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04LA130
Reported as: Airtrc AT401
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4508YRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 2022 · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0751 · Built 1990 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 19, 2004, approximately 0700 CDT, an air tractor AT-401 N4508Y sustained substantial damage when it crashed following a loss of power during takeoff near San Angelo, Texas. The airplane veered into a wheat field, causing damage to the main landing gear and partial separation of the left wing. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant and owner of the aircraft, sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 19, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 0700 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401 N4508Y SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CRASHED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF NEAR SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED INTO A WHEAT FIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

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 FTW04LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Angelo, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the soft terrain encountered during the aborted takeoff.May 19, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4508Y · 1

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

Accident 20000713009709AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Blythe, CA(-23) Aircraft departed at approximately 0700, July 14, 2000 from Blythe, CA. Airport on a routine agricultural spraying operation. At approximately 0720 after spraying two fields, pilot noticed severe engine vibrations and attemted to land on a field east of…Jul 13, 2000 · Substantial damage