Air Tractor AT-301 N43945
16 January 1978 · Imperial, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1978 at about 19:10 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N43945, operated by Visco Flying C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Imperial, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Imperial, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N43945
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Visco Flying C
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
L WG HIT TELEPHONE POLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 26 May 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | East Liverpool, Texas, United States | R D Hering | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Greenfield, California, United States | Crop FLT. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Woodland, California, United States | Medlock Duster | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |