# Accident 20050701016389A: Airtrc AT502, Fort Pierce, FL, July 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Southeastern Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SXNG
- Location: 27.4114° N, 80.5261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4114&lon=-80.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4515V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4515V-2006-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701016389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0620 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4515V, AIR TRACTOR SERIAL NO. 502-0096, DEPARTING SOUTHEASTERN (FD30) A PRIVATE AIRFIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (FPR). DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, EYEWITNESSES STATED THAT THE TAIL OF N4515V NEVER LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, EQUAL TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FOOT POUNDS. N4515V RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 27, SKIPPING OVER COUNTY ROAD 613, STRIKING A GATE AT THE ENTRANCE TO AN ORANGE GROVE ACROSS THE STREET. N4515V ACHIEVED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. N4515V MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES IN THE ORANGE GROVE, IMPACTING NOSE LOW, SHEARING OFF THE PROPELLER, AND COMING TO REST UPRIGHT AND WINGS LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 4100 FEET FROM BRAKE RELEASE.

## 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 MIA05LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA127), Jul 1, 2005: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4515V), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after a reported loss of engine power during the takeoff roll, resulting in the in-flight collision with a fence and trees. A factor in the accident was…

## Other reports on N4515V (1)

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

- [Incident 19920527029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527029499I), May 27, 1992: Airtrc AT502 (N4515V), El Campo, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit en route for a spray run. Landed in field. Landing gear spread due to landing weight. Propeller bent.

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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