# Accident 20060712014269A: Airtrc AT502B, Marvell, AR, July 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Marvell, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQGG
- Location: 34.5664° N, 90.9128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5664&lon=-90.9128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90614, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90614) (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: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060712014269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, AT-502, N90614, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TAKEOFF NEAR MARVELL, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS OPERATING AT NEAR GROSS WEIGHT DURING HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LEVEE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE GRASS STRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET LONG. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA182), Jul 12, 2006: Air Tractor AT-502B (N90614), Marvell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during takeoff.

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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