Air Tractor AT-301 N4343S
22 October 1976 · La Feria, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 October 1976 at about 10:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N4343S, operated by AG Air, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near La Feria, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Feria, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N4343S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Fresnos, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3535
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FORMATION FLT ACFT DOVE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. STALLED DURING RECOVERY FROM DIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1976 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Subletta, Kansas, United States | Sherwood Aeria | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1975 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Los Fresnos, Texas, United States | Ag-Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Imperial, California, United States | Visco Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Suprise, Arizona, United States | Valley Spray. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mendota, California, United States | Ronal Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Grenada, Mississippi, United States | Tedford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |