MINR · AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 · 2014-07-07 · Carthage, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14LA349
Event ID
20140709X50704
Type
Accident
Date
2014-07-07
Location
Carthage, IL, USA
Coordinates
40.480834, -91.068336
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AIR TRACTOR INC
Model
AT-502
Registration
N9185G
FAR Part
137
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque gauge.