Air Tractor AT802 N801BF
27 September 2019 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 September 2019 at about 14:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT802 registered N801BF, operated by Brignac Flying Service Llc, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4433, -88.5089
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT802
- Registration
- N801BF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2017
- Operator
- Brignac Flying Service Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus/W Point/Starkville → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA334
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power control for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during a chemical application pass over a field, he saw that the engine torque "had crept up." He attempted to reduce engine torque but noticed that the power lever "felt stuck." Shortly thereafter, he again tried to move the power lever. When it would not move, he increased pressure and it "broke free." The engine power decreased to idle, and the pilot's subsequent power lever inputs had no effect. The pilot then performed a forced landing, during which the left wing impacted a tree and the airplane cartwheeled before coming to rest upright on its landing gear, resulting in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Due to the severity of the damage to the forward section of the airplane, the cause for the momentary binding and subsequent loss of engine power control could not be established.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT802 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2019 | Air Tractor AT802 | Fisher, Arkansas, United States | Whirlwind Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2020 | Air Tractor AT802 | Dell, Arkansas, United States | Tesk Aviation Llc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2020 | Air Tractor AT802 | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | Aero Spray Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Air Tractor AT802 | Mallorca, Spain | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Air Tractor AT802 | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | Aero Spray Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2018 | Air Tractor AT802 | Napoleon, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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