Air Tractor AT-401 N1004W
16 September 1991 · Sumner, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1991 at about 18:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N1004W, operated by Flautt Flying Sevice, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sumner, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sumner, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9908, -90.3505
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Registration
- N1004W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flautt Flying Sevice, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Webb → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA91LA219
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO A DIRT ROAD IN A COTTON FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN ON GROUND OBJECT (TALL COTTON) AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE NO. 1 CYLINDER HAD SPLIT FROM THE EXHAUST PORT TO THE FRONT SPARK PLUG HOLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1991 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Avon, Mississippi, United States | Longwood Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1991 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Calexico, California, United States | Frontier AG Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1990 | Air Tractor AT-401 | San Joaquin, California, United States | Grouleff Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1992 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Taft, Texas, United States | Hunt, Jeffery D. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1990 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Jerome, Idaho, United States | William M. Walters | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1990 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Tule Lake, California, United States | MacYs Flying Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1991 | Cessna 150G | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Ealy, Richard H | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1991 | Cessna 182Q | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | J.o.p., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1991 | Glassair SH-2TD | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | Herron, King D | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1991 | Cessna 152 | Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States | Central Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1991 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States | Flying Y Aero, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1991 | Air Tractor 301 | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Clark, DON | No injuries | - |