Air Tractor AT-301 N23692
14 June 1985 · Brownsville, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1985 at about 15:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N23692 was involved in an accident near Brownsville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownsville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N23692
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Fresnos → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA256
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
THE AG ACFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT FAILED TO PULL OUT OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SWATH RUN OVER A FIELD. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING HIS TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD, HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE ACFT AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS. THE OPERATOR'S POST-ACDT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT AN 'AN-410' BOLT WAS MISSING BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE AND THE ELEVATOR HORNS. THE BOLT AND LOCK NUT WERE NOT FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1985 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Seminole, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1984 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mission, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Campti, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1984 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Abernathy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1986 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |