NONE · Air Tractor AT-502 · 2003-09-18 · Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA03LA183
Event ID
20030924X01585
Type
Accident
Date
2003-09-18
Location
Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.411388, -80.526107
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-502
Registration
N1528T
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Failure of one blade in the engine compressor turbine disk due to fatigue which was caused by loss of gap between the blade platforms as a result of corrosion due to a foreign element (phosphate). This resulted in loss of engine power during takeoff and overrun of the runway and collision with trees during the subsequent aborted takeoff.