# Accident 20080514836119A: Airtrc AT502B, Wheatley, AR, May 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wheatley, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V76G
- Location: 34.9102° N, 91.0996° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9102&lon=-91.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6112D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6112D-2008-08-06) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 70 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080514836119A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 HRS LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE RICE AG SERVICES AIRFIELD IN COMMAND OF AIR TRACTOR 502B, 6112D, SERIAL NUMBER 502-0279 WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL AND A LOAD OF ROUNDUP TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION AT A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD. NO RADIO CONTACT OCCURED BEYOND 5 MINUTES POST DEPARTURE. ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRFIELD RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THE AIRCRAFT COULD NO LONGER BE SEEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND CRASHED IN A CREEK ABOUT 3 MILES DUE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD.

## 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 DFW08LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA143), May 15, 2008: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6112D), Wheatley, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent low-altitude aerodynamic stall.

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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