Air Tractor AT-300 N4356S
4 October 1980 · Imperial, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 October 1980 at about 05:32 local time, a Air Tractor AT-300 registered N4356S, operated by Val-Air Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Imperial, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Imperial, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-300
- Registration
- N4356S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Val-Air Co
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3394
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
FLEW INTO FOG BANK WHILE SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1980 | Air Tractor AT-300 | Pixley, California, United States | Kaweah CRP DST | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1980 | Air Tractor AT-300 | Tacna, Arizona, United States | Wellton-Mohawk | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1981 | Air Tractor AT-300 | Foreman, Arkansas, United States | Tommy MAY | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Air Tractor AT-300 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Charles Kemper | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1984 | Air Tractor AT-300 | Delano, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1989 | Air Tractor AT-300 | New Cuyama, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |