Air Tractor AT-301 N5044S
1 August 1989 · Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 1989 at about 22:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N5044S, operated by Reabe Spraying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Wisconsin, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2090, -89.4907
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N5044S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reabe Spraying Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI89DEP10
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND NOTHING OF A MECHANICAL NATURE IN THE WRECKAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
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 | - |
| 29 Jun 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1989 | Lancair 235 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Bell 47G-2A-1 | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1989 | Cessna 172P | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172M | Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States | Nack, James W. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1989 | Cessna 150J | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States | LEE Rasmussen | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States | Plodzien, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |