20090102000069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-602 · Philadelphia, MS · January 2, 2009

Date: January 2, 2009 · 18:20 local
Place: Philadelphia, MS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5013C
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA128
Reported as: Airtrc AT602
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total2,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5013CRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2009 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0428 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Two aircraft departed approximately 20 minutes apart (1100 and 1120 CST) from greenville al (prn), 01/02/2009, with a destination of jonesboro ar (jbr) and a planned fuel stop at cleveland ms (rnv). The aircraft did not receive at services, and remained in contact with each other through text messages. The pilot of the first aircraft made a precautionary landing, due to weather, between liberty ms and moscow Ms. The pilot reported the second aircraft as unknown status, based on the last text message which he received from N5013C at 1201 CST. The wreckage was located approximately 12 miles east of Philadelphia ms, 01/05/2009, in a wooded area at approximately 1650 CST. The pilot was found deceased and the aircraft destroyed by post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

TWO AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES APART (1100 AND 1120 CST) FROM GREENVILLE AL (PRN), 01/02/2009, WITH A DESTINATION OF JONESBORO AR (JBR) AND A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT CLEVELAND MS (RNV). THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE AT SERVICES, AND REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH TEXT MESSAGES. THE PILOT OF THE FIRST AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, DUE TO WEATHER, BETWEEN LIBERTY MS AND MOSCOW MS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SECOND AIRCRAFT AS UNKNOWN STATUS, BASED ON THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM N5013C AT 1201 CST. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF PHILADELPHIA MS, 01/05/2009, IN A WOODED AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 CST. THE PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA128Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPhiladelphia, MSThe pilot's improper preflight weather planning and his continued VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.Jan 2, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5013C · 1

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

Accident 20040521009399ALow Level Operations · Brookland, AR(-23) On may 21, 2004, at approximately 1030 CDT, an agricultural airplane, air tractor, AT-602, N5013C, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a power line with the vertical stabilizer while maneuvering during an aerial application near Brookland,…May 21, 2004 · Substantial damage