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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502B · Bethany, MO · June 23, 2008

Date: June 23, 2008 · 20:00 local
Place: Bethany, MO
Airport: Bethany Memorial
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 5MSG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5005G
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08LA167
Reported as: Airtrc AT502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,488 total1,250 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

N5005GRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2012 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0399 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was taking off on runway 3 at Bethany Memorial Airport (75K), Bethany, MO, with a load of fertilizer to be used for aerial application. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power as it approached the departure end of the runway. After becoming airborne, the aircraft was unable to climb. The pilot banked the aircraft steeply to the right in an effort to maneuver between a house and a detached garage approximately 1/4 mile north east and on the extended centerline of the departure end of runway 3. The right wingtip of the aircraft struck the lower corner of the house while the left wingtip and spray boom struck the upper portion of the garage. The pilot stated that the engine regained some power at this point, as the aircraft continued to roll inverted and crashed in a field approximately 50 yards north east of the house and garage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 3 AT BETHANY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (75K), BETHANY, MO, WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER TO BE USED FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS IT APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRCRAFT STEEPLY TO THE RIGHT IN AN EFFORT TO MANEUVER BETWEEN A HOUSE AND A DETACHED GARAGE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE NORTH EAST AND ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 3. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LOWER CORNER OF THE HOUSE WHILE THE LEFT WINGTIP AND SPRAY BOOM STRUCK THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GARAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REGAINED SOME POWER AT THIS POINT, AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL INVERTED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS NORTH EAST OF THE HOUSE AND GARAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW08LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBethany, MOThe pilot's decision to take off with a known deficiency.Jun 24, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5005G · 1

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

Accident 19990906042699ASeminole, TX(-23) On September 6, at 1035 CDT, an air tractor AT-502, N5005G was substantially damaged during impact with powerlines and terrain while dispensing agricultural chemical near Seminole, TX. The a/c was registered to corning farm supply, inc. and being…Sep 6, 1999 · No damage