20210725007119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802 · Scott, MS · July 25, 2021

Date
July 25, 2021 · 07:50 local
Place
Scott, MS
Airport
Private Grass Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SWDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N363BG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21FA334
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-802
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,500 total200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot attempted a takeoff from a 2200 Private Grass Strip near Scott ms for the purpose of aerial application. The pilot managed to get the tail up (as is normal), but was never airborne. The aircraft struck an embankment at the end of the runway and was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A 2200 PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR SCOTT MS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE TAIL UP (AS IS NORMAL), BUT WAS NEVER AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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