NONE · Air Tractor AT-502B · 2004-07-23 · Mendota, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04LA275
Event ID
20040813X01213
Type
Accident
Date
2004-07-23
Location
Mendota, CA, USA
Coordinates
36.753612, -120.380554
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-502B
Registration
N5010E
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedure by not lowering the wing flaps, which resulted in an inadvertent stall as the pilot attempted to climb out of ground effect to clear a corn crop at the end of the runway. A factor in the accident was the failure, for undetermined reasons, of the flaps to deploy during the takeoff roll when the pilot moved the switch.