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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Tappen, ND · June 27, 2018

Date: June 27, 2018 · 20:00 local
Place: Tappen, ND
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: JPXG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N502S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA249
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N502SRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2020 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0456 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine 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.

On takeoff roll the aircraft seemed to suffer a partial loss of power. The pilot jettisoned the load and moved the power lever all the way forward. The aircraft failed to climb and ran off the end of the runway and into a pond in which it flipped and came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO SUFFER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT JETTISONED THE LOAD AND MOVED THE POWER LEVER ALL THE WAY FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A POND IN WHICH IT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

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 CEN18LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTappen, NDThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Jun 28, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N502S · 1

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

Accident 19981008028659ALow Level Operations · Ringling, OKAcft was involved in aerial application and had pulled up after dusting a field when the sun got in the pilots eyes and the acft struck a utility pole.(.19) on October 8, 1998, at 1730 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-502B agricultural airplane,…Oct 8, 1998 · Substantial damage