Air Tractor AT-602 N5192T
30 June 2009 · Knobel, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2009 at about 00:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N5192T, operated by R & W Flying Inc, was involved in an accident near Knobel, Arkansas, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knobel, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.3102, -90.5993
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N5192T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R & W Flying Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knobel → Knobel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA401
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the P-3 tube resulting in the loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the commercial pilot, he was maneuvering the airplane to apply fertilizer to a customer's field when the engine lost power. The commercial pilot performed a forced landing to a flooded rice field resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar and firewall. An examination of the engine revealed that the P-3 tube had failed. No other anomalies were noted with the airplane's airframe, engine, or related systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Magee, Mississippi, United States | Thrash Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States | Quinn Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States | Central Farmers Co-Op | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 2009 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Charleston, Missouri, United States | Thompson Flying Service, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Yates City, Illinois, United States | Har-Mor AG Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Canton, Mississippi, United States | AG Pilots Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2009 | Cessna 172N | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2009 | Cessna 182Q | Clinton, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Malvern, Arkansas, United States | Carl E. Cook | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-402A | Trumann, Arkansas, United States | 5G's Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Weber PELICAN | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Billy V. Sutterfield | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2009 | Cessna 172N | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | Powell Property Management LLC | No injuries | - |