MINR · Air Tractor AT-502B · 2002-08-20 · Rigby, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA02LA161
Event ID
20020904X01517
Type
Accident
Date
2002-08-20
Location
Rigby, ID, USA
Coordinates
43.633335, -111.916664
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-502B
Registration
N6146G
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of one or more compressor turbine blades resulting in a shutdown of the engine during initial climb resulting in a forced landing. Contributing factors were the eroded condition of the compressor turbine guide vane nozzles and the ditch which the aircraft encountered during the landing rollout.