Air Tractor AT-301 N2326S

Summary

On 26 July 2002 at about 13:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N2326S, operated by Hendrickson Flying Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Malta, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2002 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Malta, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Hendrickson Flying Service (IL93)

Coordinates

41.9833, -88.9000

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N2326S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hendrickson Flying Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Creston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02CA224

1 person had minor injuries.

The probable cause of this accident was fuel exhaustion, due to a failure to properly compute initial fuel quantity and/or fuel consumption.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 26, 2002, at approximately 0930 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-301, N2326S, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airplane was engaged in agricultural application work under 14 CFR Part 137 at the time of the accident. The airplane departed at 0800 cdt from runway 18 (2,800 feet x 80 feet, turf) at the Hendrickson Flying Service Airport (IL93), Creston, Illinois. Hendrickson is a private airport located ten (10) miles west of Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airport (DKB). The accident occurred approximately two (2) miles northeast of Hendrickson Flying Service Airport. The flight intended to return to Hendrickson following completion of its agricultural application work. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot sustained minor injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.