# Accident 20040603011241A: Airtrc AT502B, Weldon, AR, June 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Weldon, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WY5G
- Location: 35.4519° N, 91.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4519&lon=-91.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5002D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002D-2017-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603011241A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2004, AT 1800 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-502B, N5002D, COLLIDED WITH AIR TRACTOR, AT-502B, N6068H, DURING THE EXECUTION OF A LANDING NEAR WELDON, ARKANSAS, ON A PRIVATE GRASS AND ASPHALT RUNWAY. N6068H HAD EXECUTED A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH WHILE N5002D EXECUTED A RIGHT HAND BASE-TO-FINAL CONSTANTLY TURNING APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY. N6068H HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN AND N5002D LANDED ON TOP OF N6068H, THUS N5002D'S PROPELLER CUT OFF THE TAIL OF N6068H (N5002D WAS UNABLE TO SEE N6068D DUE TO HAVING THE LEFT WING RAISED DURING THE RIGHT HAND TURNING APPROACH). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT. N6068H SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WHILE N5002D SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WERE BEING OPERATED BY WELDON FLYING SERVICE, LLC, UNDER FAR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHTS ORIGINATED AT THE DEPARTURE AIRSTRIP AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6068H, Airtrc AT502B: [Accident 20040603011242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603011242A)

## 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 FTW04LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA151), Jun 3, 2004: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5002D), Weldon, AR, minor damage. Probable cause: The other pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during approach to landing, which resulted in a midair collision between the two airplanes.

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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