Air Tractor AT 402B N5197U
26 June 2014 · Sudan, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2014 at about 20:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT 402B registered N5197U, operated by King AG Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Sudan, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sudan, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairview Field (XA05)
- Coordinates
- 34.2028, -102.5547
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT 402B
- Registration
- N5197U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- King AG Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sudan → Sudan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA341
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's lapse in monitoring the airplane's speed during a low level aerial application maneuver and its subsequent stall during the maneuver.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aerial application pilot reported that he was "busy looking outside" the cockpit during a low altitude turn. He said that he felt the airplane stall and the airplane subsequently sustained substantial fuselage damage when it impacted terrain. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions that would have prevented normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-402B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 402B | Newport, Arkansas, United States | Charles Bell, Jr | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2013 | Air Tractor AT 402B | Wellton, Arizona, United States | TRI Rotor Spray and Chemical Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2013 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Ipswich, South Dakota, United States | TRI County AG Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2015 | Air Tractor AT 402B | Monte Vista, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Gum Neck, North Carolina, United States | TIM Whitfield Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2012 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Britt, Iowa, United States | Friesenborg & Larson Custom Spraying LC | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2014 | Cessna 177B | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Crow MUSTANG II | Morton, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2014 | Stol UC 1 | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | Yellow Peril Aero LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Pearsall, Texas, United States | Smith Company Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2014 | Smith AEROSTAR 601P | Austin, Texas, United States | Anderson David | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Carter Robert E | Serious injuries | - |