# Accident 20061013023509A: Airtrc AT802A, Pine Hill, AL, October 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2006, 16:15 local time
- Place: Pine Hill, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J1TG
- Location: 32.3072° N, 87.7965° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3072&lon=-87.7965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8504T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT802A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061013023509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING FERTILIZER OPERATIONS UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, PILOT MADE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH LOADED AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITHOUT BECOMING AERODYNAMICALLY STABLE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AT END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ATL07CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA011), Oct 13, 2006: Air Tractor AT-802A (N8504T), Linden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to takeoff downwind resulting in the airplane not clearing trees at the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N8504T (1)

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

- [Accident 20060501006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060501006959A), May 1, 2006: Airtrc AT802A (N8504T), Woodville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Restricted cat ag operating under part 137 with 5500 lbs of fertilizer left jasper, TX (kjas) VFR after a 20 min flt acft eng would not maintain RPM.…

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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