# Accident 20230802008139A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Halstad, MN, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 06:30 local time
- Place: Halstad, MN
- Airport: Aslesen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5RYG
- Location: 47.2100° N, 96.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2100&lon=-96.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45453, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45453-2024-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802008139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE ASPHALT RUNWAY WITH 480 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL.  PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON THE CHEMICAL DURING THE TAKE-OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT ACHEIVED LIFT-OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT FOR 200 YARDS BEFORE SETTLING INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PIC WAS NOT INJURIED.  NO MECHANCAL ANOMILIES WERE OBSERVED.

## 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 CEN23LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA346), Aug 2, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502 (N45453), Halstad, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s attempt to rotate the airplane without sufficient airspeed which resulted in a lack of climb performance and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…

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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