Plane Crash List

Air Tractor AT-302 N8864S

11 February 1987 · Colony, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 February 1987 at about 22:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-302 registered N8864S, operated by Allin Lawerence, was involved in an accident near Colony, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Colony, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
35.3010, -98.5503
Aircraft
Air Tractor AT-302
Registration
N8864S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Allin Lawerence
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eakly → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW87DPJ02

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

DURING A DOWNWIND SWATH RUN THE NUMBER ONE COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED IN THE LTP 101-600-1A ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE FAILING COMPLETELY. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO TURN INTO THE WIND FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Air Tractor AT-302 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
16 Nov 1990 Air Tractor AT-302
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Somerton, Arizona, United States Kottenbrook, Jeffrey L. No injuries -
19 Aug 1981 Air Tractor AT-302
N5232S
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
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13 Sep 2002 Air Tractor AT-302
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Lacompte, Louisiana, United States M & J Flying Service LLC Minor injuries -
9 May 2013 Air Tractor AT-302
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Winnie, Texas, United States Airborn AG Services No injuries -

All 5 records for this type

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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2 Dec 1987 Cessna 150
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All 170,864 records in United States