# Accident 20130703010939A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Tillar, AR, July 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2013, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tillar, AR
- Airport: Tillar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7091° N, 91.4491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7091&lon=-91.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5182C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182C-2015-05-13) (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: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130703010939A

## Narrative

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

AT 14:50 ON 07/03/2013 N5182C WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP,  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WITH A VALID 2ND CLASS MEDICAL.  WHILE TAKING OFF, THE AIRCRAFT GAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET WHEN THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DECLINED. THE LOAD WAS DROPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN13LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA402), Jul 3, 2013: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5182C), Tillar, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine throttle control during takeoff due to an unsecured cockpit throttle control pin, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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