# Accident 20140707010289A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Carthage, IL, July 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2014, 16:04 local time
- Place: Carthage, IL
- Airport: Farm Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8CKG
- Location: 40.4808° N, 91.0683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4808&lon=-91.0683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9185G) (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 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707010289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE FARM STRIP TO THE SOUTH. FROM WITNESS ACCOUNTS, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY AND DRAGGED IT TAIL-WHEEL ACROSS A POND LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DUMPING ITS HOPPER LOAD, STRUCK THE OPPOSITE SIDE DIRT EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A CORNFIELD.  THE PILOT REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  EMERGENCY NUMBER 911 WAS CALLED BY PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND AND THE PILOT WAS FLOWN BY EMERGENCY HELICOPTER TO BLESSING HOSPITAL IN QUINCY ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT WAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY -07/08/2014 AND RETURNED HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA ON 07/09/2014.

## 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 CEN14LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA349), Jul 7, 2014: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9185G), Carthage, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque…

## Other reports on N9185G (2)

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

- [Incident 20130802015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802015679I), Aug 2, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N9185G), Gueydon, LA, Substantial damage. After taking on load of fertilizer, pilot advanced prop to come out of feather and checked flight controls for freedom of movement. All appeared normal. When…
- [Accident 19970323003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323003449A), Mar 23, 1997: Airtrc AT502 (N9185G), Dumas, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft unable to gain enough power on takeoff, went over the departure end of runway. (-23) pilot stated he had approximately 375 gallons of 2-4-0 in hopper,…

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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