# Accident 20120801016739A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Newellton, LA, August 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newellton, LA
- Airport: Newellton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3DUG
- Location: 32.0625° N, 91.2542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0625&lon=-91.2542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5128U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5128U-2019-09-06) (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: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,835 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA500) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801016739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOADED WITH 412 GALLONS OF AG. CHEMICALS ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM AN IMPROVED RUNWAY 1430 LOCAL TIME. PILOT LOWERED FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE TAIL FINALLY CAME UP BUT AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THEN A COTTON FIELD. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND SLID SIDEWAYS AND CAME TO REST APPROX. 200 YARDS FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA500), Aug 1, 2012: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5128U), Newellton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain 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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