# Accident 20170504004119A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Tahoka, TX, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tahoka, TX
- Airport: T-Bar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ODYG
- Location: 33.1811° N, 101.8194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1811&lon=-101.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144HF-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,999 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504004119A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 4, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, AIR TRACTOR, AT-502B AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N144HF, IMPACTED TERRAIN AT T-BAR AIRPORT (2F4), IN TAHOKA, TEXAS.  THE PILOT REPORTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM T-BAR AIRPORT, 2F4, IN TAHOKA, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA190), May 4, 2017: Air Tractor AT 502 (N144HF), Tahoka, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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