# Accident 20070828021769A: Airtrc AT502B, Blythe, CA, August 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2007, 20:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Cyr Aviation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ROUG
- Location: 33.5875° N, 114.6064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5875&lon=-114.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6003G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6003G) (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: 7,510 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070828021769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HIT A RUNWAY POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN MOMENTUM, THE LEFT, THEN RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A FARM ROAD INTO A PLOWED FIELD WHICH CAUSED NON REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRFIELD OWNER WILL MAKE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS TO THE POTHOLE IN THE BLACKTOP RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA07LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA242), Aug 29, 2007: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6003G), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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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