Air Tractor AT-301 N2309F

Summary

On 17 September 2010 at about 19:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N2309F, operated by Clark Kelly W JR, was involved in an accident near Atkins, 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.

Date

17 September 2010 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Atkins, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.2100, -92.9294

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N2309F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clark Kelly W JR

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atkins → Atkins

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA582

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power during low-altitude flight for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when he observed a puff of smoke from the radial engine. The engine then experienced a partial loss of power and the pilot attempted to land at a nearby airstrip. While maneuvering to land, the airplane's descent rate did not allow for a landing on the airstrip and the pilot subsequently landed in a rice field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to its vertical fin. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.