# Accident 20140827014139A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Dallas City, IL, August 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2014, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dallas City, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LGOG
- Location: 40.5764° N, 91.0978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5764&lon=-91.0978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,564 total, 37 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140827014139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED ON TAKEOFF AND SETTLED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD PAST THE 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 CEN14CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA464), Aug 27, 2014: Air Tractor AT 502B (N369AB), Colusa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff from a grass strip. Contributing was the airplane being loaded beyond its capability for the runway.

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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