Air Tractor AT-502B N41850

Summary

On 3 August 2022 at about 13:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N41850, operated by Aerial Crop Care Inc, was involved in an accident near Melville, Louisiana, 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.

Date

3 August 2022 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Melville, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.6930, -91.7440

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N41850

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aerial Crop Care Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA359

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot improperly monitored the operating environment which resulted in a collision with a tree located in the middle of a field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was applying insecticide to a soybean field when he heard a loud bang. Shortly thereafter, the airplane impacted terrain. The pilot, who momentarily lost consciousness, realized the loud bang was caused when the airplane impacted a tree located in the middle of the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.