Air Tractor AT-402B N712GS
7 July 2007 · Eldorado, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2007 at about 01:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT-402B registered N712GS was involved in an accident near Eldorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eldorado, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.9117, -100.7658
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-402B
- Registration
- N712GS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eldorado → Eldorado
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW07CA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power as result of water contamination due to a faulty seal on the refuel tank port. A contributing factor was t he lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 30,000-hour commercial pilot reported that the turbine-powered agricultural airplane made a hard landing after experiencing a loss of engine power. The pilot added that he was performing the last aerial application flight of the day when the engine lost power. The pilot further stated that the tailwheel equipped airplane had been refueled from a 1,000 gallon fuel tank located at his property. He added that the fuel storage tank was contaminated with water due to the torrential rain experienced this season. The rain water entered the fuel storage tank through a worn-out seal on the tank's refueling port. The airplane came to rest on a rough and uneven clearing located about 3 miles from the point of departure. The landing gear separated from the aircraft upon landing and the fuselage sustained structural damage to the underside of the aircraft. The pilot was not injured during the mishap. A post accident examination of the airplane conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that water contamination was present in the aircraft's engine fuel filter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-402B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2008 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Deerfield, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Virden, Illinois, United States | C & L Holzwarth Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2004 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Goliad, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 2010 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Alcolu, South Carolina, United States | Williamsburg Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Taft, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-30 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Van Horn, Texas, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Mason County, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Cessna A188B | Happy, Texas, United States | Dudley McNeill | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172S | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |