# Accident 20140613013949A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Princeton, CA, June 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, CA
- Airport: Airport Name
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AWNG
- Location: 39.3931° N, 122.0356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3931&lon=-122.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502JS-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 490 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613013949A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  HEAVYLY LOADED AIRCRFT COLD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO FILED AND ROLLED OVER ONTO TAIL.

## 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 WPR14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA245), Jun 13, 2014: Air Tractor AT 502B (N502JS), Princeton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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