# Accident 20090731015839A: Airtrc AT502B, Minter City, MS, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minter City, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7500° N, 90.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7500&lon=-90.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60237-2009-10-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,136 total, 6,960 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731015839A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BEGAN TURNING, AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE PECAN ORCHARD.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO 3 PECAN TREES.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO ELVIS PRESLEY TRAUMA CENTER, MEMPHIS, TN.

## 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 ERA09LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA431), Jul 31, 2009: Air Tractor AT502 (N60237), Minter City, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N60237 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950913029649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913029649A), Sep 13, 1995: Airtrc AT502B (N60237), Minter City, MS, Substantial damage. Settled after takeoff. Collided with ground. High temperature and heavy load factor. Performance not computed.

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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