Air Tractor AT-802A N9197F
21 April 2010 · Alpine, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2010 at about 23:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-802A registered N9197F, operated by Aero Tech, Inc., was involved in an accident near Alpine, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpine, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1817, -103.5836
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-802A
- Registration
- N9197F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Tech, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alpine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA217
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had finished spraying a field when the "the engine popped and white smoke came out of the exhaust" and the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land on a road, but the airplane struck a barbed wire fence and the left main gear hit a "bull hole" and sheared off. A preliminary examination and borescope of the engine revealed no anomalies with the filters and chip detectors. The fuel pump was within acceptance test procedure limits. The fuel control unit (FCU) was slightly high on Wf. The FCU base was removed to inspect the drive-bearing. There was a little organic debris in the bellows cavity. No defects or damage to the fuel pump or FCU was found that would have precluded normal operation. The Py line from the governor to the FCU pressure tested satisfactory. The engine ran in a test cell with no anomalies. Engine trim was slightly out of specifications, but acceleration and deceleration were normal. Disassembly of the combustion chamber revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-802A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2010 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Lindsay, Nebraska, United States | Alan East Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, United States | Frost Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | New Madrid, Missouri, United States | Hampton Flying Service LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Miles City, Montana, United States | Taylor Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Corning, Iowa, United States | Rustys Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Austin, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Managment/DOI | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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