# Accident 20090729013179A: Airtrc AT502, Dundee, MS, July 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2009, 11:50 local time
- Place: Dundee, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6844° N, 90.3419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6844&lon=-90.3419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502AJ-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090729013179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF BECAME AIRBORNE THEN LOST LIFT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A MUDDY SOY BEAN FIELD OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  UPON IMPACT THE AIRACRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED THEN SPUN AROUND.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRACRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA428), Jul 29, 2009: Air Tractor AT502 (N502AJ), Dundee, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

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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