Air Tractor 301A N8823S
30 August 1982 · Marks, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1982 at about 14:40 local time, a Air Tractor 301A registered N8823S, operated by Mothershead Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Marks, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marks, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 301A
- Registration
- N8823S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mothershead Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marks → Marks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DKQ18
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GUY WIRE WHILE SPRAYING CHEMICALS, AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Air Tractor 301 | Clarksville, Texas, United States | Hornbeck Flying Service | Fatal | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | Floyd Lowery | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Cessna 150F | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | Milton D. Stevens | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Muscle Shoals Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | Miles N. Wilson | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Homebuilt PDQ-2 | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | Paul Glen Sumrall, SR. | Minor injuries | - |