At about 0745 eastern time, an Air Tractor 502B and an Air Tractor 502 collided on runway 09 at Belle Glade State Municipal Airport. The pilot of the 502B suffered minor injuries but the pilot of the 502 was killed. The 502B was started his takeoff roll but did not see the 502, which had landed and was taxiing off of the runway, until it was too late to avoid a collision. Neither airplane was equipped with a VHF radio for using the airports common traffic advisory frequency.
April 08, Belle Glade, Fla. / Two Air Tractor 502s
At about 0745 eastern time, an Air Tractor 502B and an Air Tractor 502 collided on runway 09 at Belle Glade State Municipal Airport. The pilot of the 502B suffered minor injuries but the pilot of the 502 was killed. The 502B was started his takeoff roll but did not see the 502, which had landed and was taxiing off of the runway, until it was too late to avoid a collision. Neither airplane was equipped with a VHF radio for using the airports common traffic advisory frequency....
Key Takeaways:
- Two Air Tractor 502 aircraft collided on runway 09 at Belle Glade State Municipal Airport, resulting in one fatality and one minor injury.
- The collision occurred when an aircraft beginning its takeoff roll failed to see another that had just landed and was taxiing off the runway.
- A contributing factor to the accident was that neither aircraft was equipped with a VHF radio to communicate on the common traffic advisory frequency.
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