ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311997
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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 2021 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyler Blue LLC |
| Registration: | N4540C |
| MSN: | 502-0119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cushing, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cushing, OK |
| Cushing, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he intended to depart from a soft, muddy runway and was having a difficult time becoming airborne. When the airplane reached a spot of the runway that was not as muddy, the airplane 'popped out of the mudâ and reached an altitude of about 30 ft above the ground. Before he could lower the nose to gain airspeed, the left wing stalled and the airplane impacted the surrounding terrain resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, tail, and both wings. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1996 | N4540C | Private | 0 | Texarkana, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2023 05:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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