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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-602 · Dekalb, MS · April 15, 2006

Date: April 15, 2006 · 22:17 local
Place: Dekalb, MS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: HMPG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5003E
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06LA103
Reported as: Airtrc AT602
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5003ERegistration cancelled May 16, 2008 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0397 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was in cruise flight after distributing a load of fertilizer over pine trees back to the load in area. The aircraft was traveling on an approximate 110 degree heading. Aircraft departed normal cruise flight and crashed on a hill side in an area of small pine trees. Cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER DISTRIBUTING A LOAD OF FERTILIZER OVER PINE TREES BACK TO THE LOAD IN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING ON AN APPROXIMATE 110 DEGREE HEADING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT AND CRASHED ON A HILL SIDE IN AN AREA OF SMALL PINE TREES. CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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 DFW06LA103Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMeridian, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing factors were the drug impairment and low maneuvering altitude.Apr 15, 2006 · Destroyed