Air Tractor AT-401 N1014N
9 November 1996 · Calexico, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 November 1996 at about 22:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N1014N was involved in an accident near Calexico, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calexico, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Crop Duster Strip
- Coordinates
- 32.6906, -115.5096
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Registration
- N1014N
- 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
- LAX97LA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's premature lift-off from the runway and his failure to attain adequate airspeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after liftoff, the aircraft settled back to the surface and the main landing gear contacted the far edge of an irrigation canal bank at the runway's departure end. The temperature was 88 degrees Fahrenheit at the time the accident occurred and the density altitude was computed to be 1,894 feet msl.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1996 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Cash, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1996 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Lake Providence, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1996 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Plains, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1996 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Brownfield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1995 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Cash, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Altha, Florida, United States | Donald Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1996 | Maule M-6-235 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Cessna 210A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Plymouth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna T210M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |