Air Tractor 301 N4437S
1 July 1982 · Clarksville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 1982 at about 17:15 local time, a Air Tractor 301 registered N4437S, operated by Hornbeck Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Clarksville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clarksville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 301
- Registration
- N4437S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hornbeck Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarksville → Clarksville
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DRJ13
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BRIEFED THE TWO FLAGMEN ABOUT MOVING TO NEXT ROW AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP ON THE SWATH RUN. BOTH FLAGMEN MOVED PROPERLY UNTIL ON THE FATAL PASS ONE FLAGMAN DID NOT MOVE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIM. THE FLAGMAN STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS A FLAGMAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1982 | Air Tractor 301A | Marks, Mississippi, United States | Mothershead Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1982 | Air Tractor 301 | McAllen, Texas, United States | Troy Ledbetter | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1982 | Air Tractor 301 | Dos Palos, California, United States | Spain-Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Air Tractor 301 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Valley Sprayer & Duster | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1978 | Air Tractor 301 | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | Texas Dustn SV | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1978 | Air Tractor 301 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |