Air Tractor AT-301 N8791S
10 August 1979 · Newdale, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1979 at about 12:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8791S, operated by Queen BEE Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Newdale, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newdale, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- No Name
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N8791S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Queen BEE Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1663
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OVER GROSS WT 1132 PDS. DENSITY ALT 7500FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Suprise, Arizona, United States | Valley Spray. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mendota, California, United States | Ronal Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Grenada, Mississippi, United States | Tedford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | East Liverpool, Texas, United States | R D Hering | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Greenfield, California, United States | Crop FLT. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Woodland, California, United States | Medlock Duster | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |