Air Tractor AT301 N2356M

Summary

On 22 August 1984 at about 23:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT301 registered N2356M, operated by AG Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 1984 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.9000, -93.6895

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT301

Registration

N2356M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

AG Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA363

1 person died.

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT MADE A DESCENDING LOW LEVEL TURN AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN, NOSED OVER AND DOVE INTO THE SOYBEAN FLD BEING SPRAYED. THE PLT WAS NOT WEARING A SHOULDER HARNESS OR HELMET WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. TOXICOLOGY RESULTS REVEALED A LOW LEVEL OF CHOLINESTERASE IN THE PLTS BLOOD. THE CHEMICAL BEING SPRAYED WAS METHYL PARATHION WHICH IS A CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.