# Accident 20070812021979A: Airtrc AT502B, Cooksville, IL, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 15:25 local time
- Place: Cooksville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQVG
- Location: 40.8972° N, 88.7139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8972&lon=-88.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61352, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61352) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 5,300 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812021979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH ON A NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A CORN CROP AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE CORN, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT THE WIND WAS CALM. WHEN HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE NOTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT WHAT HE APPROXIMATED WAS 10-12 MILES PER HOUR. THIS TAKEOFF WAS THE PILOT'S FOURTH OF A PLANNED FIVE DEPARTURES FROM THIS SAME AIRSTRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION.

## 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 CHI07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA268), Aug 12, 2007: Air Tractor AT-502B (N61352), Cooksville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the takeoff roll for undetermined reasons and the pilot's unsuccessful compensation for the tailwind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

## Other reports on N61352 (1)

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

- [Incident 20171018020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171018020919I), Oct 18, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N61352), Hereford, TX, Minor damage. While jumping a powerline during agricultral spraying operations, the pilot failed to properly maintain altitude during a dive resulting in aircraft main gear…

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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