Accident · 2005-07-22

NTSB case DFW05CA191 · Air Tractor AT-502B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B (N50075)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's premature lift-off which resulted in an inadequate climb for terrain clearance. Also causal was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

Source: NTSB case DFW05CA191

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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