Air Tractor AT301 N4410S
12 August 1986 · Gilbert, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1986 at about 11:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT301 registered N4410S, operated by Aero Spray, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gilbert, Arizona, 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 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gilbert, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3592, -111.7508
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT301
- Registration
- N4410S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Spray, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gilbert → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX86FUJ05
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
DURING THE 'LAST PULL-UP' FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION, FLT THE PILOT NOTICED A LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT INDICATION. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT UTILIZED THE HAND OPERATED WOBBLE PUMP TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED THEN QUIT AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT TANKS DURING POST ACCIDENT EXAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Gilbert, Louisiana, United States | S. L. Holcomb | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | Scott Hagednmacher | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Bruceville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Taylor, Texas, United States | Muse, Samuel Wayne | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Atmore, Alabama, United States | Billy R. Parker | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1985 | Air Tractor AT301-A | Rockwall, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1986 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Sun City, Arizona, United States | Michael W. Mullane | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1986 | Cessna T210N | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | James D. Vaughan | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | RAY Couliette | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1986 | Grumman G-164-3 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Al-Don Dusting Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1986 | Forbes-Wolfram Special DSA-1M | St. Johns, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |