Air Tractor AT-301 N8629S
7 September 1980 · Brawley, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1980 at about 02:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8629S, operated by Central Brave, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brawley, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brawley, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N8629S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Central Brave
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3160
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PLT XMTD HE WAS SICK, RTB.THEN XMTD PASSING OUT.LANNATE SPILLED IN COCKPIT 2 NIGHTS BEFORE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Montevista, Colorado, United States | Leach Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mathews, Missouri, United States | Woods Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Brawley, California, United States | Central Brave | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Ehrhardt, South Carolina, United States | Jack Phillips | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | North la Flyrs | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Lilbourn, Missouri, United States | Kewanee AG SER | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |