# Accident 20200421008739A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Mamou, LA, April 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2020, 18:10 local time
- Place: Mamou, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5894° N, 92.4278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5894&lon=-92.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653LA-2021-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (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-602
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 756 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421008739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH 4000 LBS. FERTILIZER ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT GEAR STRUCK A DIVOT IN THE DIRT RUNWAY BOUNCING AIRCRAFT AIR BORNE. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT WITHOUT REQUIRED POWER TO GAIN ALTITUDE. WINGTIP STRUCK KNOWN OBJECT FORCING AIRCRAFT INTO RICE FIELD.

## 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 CEN20CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA153), Apr 21, 2020: Air Tractor AT 602 (N653LA), Mamou, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a sunken area during takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne and impacting a tree and then terrain.

## Other reports on N653LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20170421006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421006479A), Apr 21, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N653LA), Vidrine, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft completed arial application pass with a heading of 180 degrees south, pulled up to gain altitude for next application pass. Aircraft made slight right…

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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