Air Tractor AT-402 N4523L
21 July 1991 · Taft, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1991 at about 20:54 local time, a Air Tractor AT-402 registered N4523L, operated by Hunts Dusting Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Taft, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taft, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.9805, -97.3895
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-402
- Registration
- N4523L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hunts Dusting Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91DRG04
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TERRAIN CLEARANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON THE FOURTH AERIAL APPLICATION PASS THE AIRPLANE PASSED UNDER POWER LINES AND INITIATED A CLIMB OVER A ROAD EMBANKMENT. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 296 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1993 | Air Tractor AT-402 | La Barre, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1994 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Sikeston, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1997 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1997 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1998 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Snyder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft BE-19 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | ARI BEN Aviator | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Robinson R22 BETA | Wylie, Texas, United States | Heli TEX Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150A | Jewett, Texas, United States | Jack R. Horan | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft K35 | Laredo, Texas, United States | DAN R. Blaker | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Cessna 172F | Cumby, Texas, United States | Charles D. Wood | No injuries | - |