Air Tractor AT-401 N1502F

Summary

On 1 September 1996 at about 16:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N1502F was involved in an accident near Brownfield, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1996 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

J&L Farms (NONE)

Coordinates

33.1694, -102.2709

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-401

Registration

N1502F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA374

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, during the landing on a private ag-strip, a slight crosswind resulted in the airplane diverting into an adjacent cotton field. The airplane bounced across soft crop rows for 60 feet to 70 feet until the left landing gear collapsed, at which point the left wing struck the ground and the motor/prop struck the ground subsequently flipping the aircraft completely over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.