Air Tractor AT-301 N8773S
29 June 1989 · Americus, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 June 1989 at about 15:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8773S was involved in an accident near Americus, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Americus, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.0705, -84.2208
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N8773S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Americus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89DKG04
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SURVEY THE AREA IN WHICH HE WOULD BE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHTS AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID POWERLINES WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS AT THE START OF A SWATH RUN TO SPRAY A PEANUT FIELD AND CONTACTED THE LOWER THREE WIRES OF POWER LINES. PART OF THE LEFT WING TIP WAS SEVERED AND THE ACFT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM THE POWER LINES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A SYSTEM OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. AUTOPSY/TOXICOLOGY RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL, DRUGS, CYANIDE AND OTHER COMPOUNDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Air Crop Care Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Grangeville, Idaho, United States | Thomas Hill | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | S.eastern Aerial Crop SVC. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Arcola, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mendota, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1989 | Cessna 172 | Franklin, Georgia, United States | Dale Spangler | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1989 | Boeing 737-291 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Cessna 177B | Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | Belle Isle Int'l Acft Sales | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Screven, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1989 | Sikorsky H-34J | Louisville, Georgia, United States | Clifton D. McGowan | No injuries | - |