# Accident 20230603005799A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Lake Village, AR, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 11:47 local time
- Place: Lake Village, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L3YG
- Location: 33.3228° N, 91.2999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3228&lon=-91.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509HB-2026-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603005799A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/2/2023 THE AIRPLANE WAS PICKED UP FROM A MAINTENANCE REPAIR FACILITY AND FLOWN BACK TO HOME AIRPORT AFTER RECIEVING MAINTENANCE ON THE PROPELLER BETA PLUNGER. ON 6/3/2023 THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR LAKE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS.

AIRPLANE DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR THE 11TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TOWARDS THE SOUTH. DURING THE TAKE-OFF CLIMB THE PILOT STATED HE LOST THRUST FROM THE PROPELLER BUT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT FULL RPM. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY DUMP OF FERTILIZER AND PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO FARM FIELD, BRIEFLY BOUNCED OFF GROUND BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE AGAIN SETTLED TO THE GROUND SLIDING SIDEWAYS LATERALLY UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE RIGHT STRIKING AND BENDING THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PILOT STATION. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS .71 MILES SOUTH OF THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.

## 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 CEN23LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA223), Jun 3, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502B (N509HB), Lake Village, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported loss of thrust for reasons that could not be determined.

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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