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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Phillipp, MS · August 16, 2017

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Date
August 16, 2017 · 06:30 local
Place
Phillipp, MS
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6082B
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17FA279
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
N6082BRegistration cancelled May 27, 2020 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0274 · Built 1994Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The owner of aircraft registration number N6082B reported that around 6:10AM Wednesday morning August 16, 2017 N6082B took off from the midway-Air 137 agricultural operation Air field in minter city, Mississippi. Aircraft N6082B took off and heading in a southeastern direction to a spray a 35-acre field in Phillipp, Mississippi, which is about 5.5 mile from the Air field in minter city with an insecticide. After about an hour of when the aircraft departed and did not return to the facility in minter city, a search was started. About 7:27AM a local helicopter pilot was contacted to assisted with the search. Around 9:00AM the aircraft crash site was discovered from the Air near Phillipp, Mississippi (33 45? 37.428? N 90 15? 532? W) about 3.7 miles from midway-Air 137 agricultural operation facility and about 300 yards from the tallahatchie river in tallahatchie county. The aircraft owner also reported the weather condition at the time of the aircraft departure of the morning of 8/16/2017 at the midway Air facility to be 3 miles? Visibility with low ceiling of approximately 300 feet. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot sustained fatally injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE OWNER OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N6082B REPORTED THAT AROUND 6:10AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AUGUST 16, 2017 N6082B TOOK OFF FROM THE MIDWAY-AIR 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION AIR FIELD IN MINTER CITY, MISSISSIPPI. AIRCRAFT N6082B TOOK OFF AND HEADING IN A SOUTHEASTERN DIRECTION TO A SPRAY A 35-ACRE FIELD IN PHILLIPP, MISSISSIPPI, WHICH IS ABOUT 5.5 MILE FROM THE AIR FIELD IN MINTER CITY WITH AN INSECTICIDE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE FACILITY IN MINTER CITY, A SEARCH WAS STARTED. ABOUT 7:27AM A LOCAL HELICOPTER PILOT WAS CONTACTED TO ASSISTED WITH THE SEARCH. AROUND 9:00AM THE AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE AIR NEAR PHILLIPP, MISSISSIPPI (33 45? 37.428? N 90 15? 532? W) ABOUT 3.7 MILES FROM MIDWAY-AIR 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION FACILITY AND ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ALSO REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE OF THE MORNING OF 8/16/2017 AT THE MIDWAY AIR FACILITY TO BE 3 MILES? VISIBILITY WITH LOW CEILING OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATALLY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17FA279Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPhilipp, MSThe pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below a low overcast ceiling, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Aug 16, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6082B · 1

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

Accident 20010618016799ANewport, AR(-23) On June 18, 2001 at approximately 8 pm local time, Mr. Mark ellis, a commercial pilot, certificate number 430294130, was performing aerial application for bell flying service, a 137 operator, certificate number B67G9481, located in Newport, Arkansas.…Jun 18, 2001 · No damage