Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On June 2, 1998, at about 1450 eastern daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502, N7318K, registered to LTI Aviation Services Inc., operated by Air Crop Care Inc., as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight, slid into a ditch while taxiing for takeoff in the vicinity of Clewiston , Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating from a road at the time of the accident .
Witnesses and the pilot stated, he taxied too close to the edge of a culvert that was crossing the road. The edge of the dirt next to the culvert collapsed and the airplane slid into the ditch.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA98LA175