Air Tractor AT-301 N78MH
21 October 1980 · Canton, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1980 at about 10:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N78MH, operated by Rudder Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Canton, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canton, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N78MH
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rudder Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2642
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
NEEDLE VALVE SEAT ASSY BACKED OUT OF MAIN BODY ASSY.HIT TERRACE.
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 | - |