Air Tractor AT-400A N3159C
21 February 1984 · Monroe, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 1984 at about 20:34 local time, a Air Tractor AT-400A registered N3159C was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana, 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 20:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5304, -92.1104
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-400A
- Registration
- N3159C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroe → Monroe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA143
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
THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING FROM AN AG FLIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DITCH NEXT TOA RICE FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-400A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1983 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Lane City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Hereford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Church Point, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Black Oak, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1998 | Air Tractor AT-400A | Bunkie, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 180 | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Boeing 747-200 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150F | Monterey, Louisiana, United States | Leon C Winters | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Maule M-6-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna A185F | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |