Air Tractor AT602 N4184P

Summary

On 7 June 2010 at about 23:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT602 registered N4184P, operated by Baylee Company Inc, was involved in an accident near Knobel, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 June 2010 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Knobel, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.3192, -90.6042

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT602

Registration

N4184P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Baylee Company Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corning → Corning

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10FA310

1 person died.

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane had departed on an aerial application flight to apply fertilizer to a nearby rice field. A witness said the airplane made a pass over the field and pitched up to reverse direction for another pass. The airplane then descended and disappeared behind a row of trees. The witness did not see the airplane impact but did hear it hit the ground. A postcrash examination of the airplane at the accident scene indicated that the airplane descended and struck the ground in a near vertical attitude. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies indicative of any systems problems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.