Air Tractor AT-400 N2369N
8 May 1990 · Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1990 at about 10:35 local time, a Air Tractor AT-400 registered N2369N, operated by Aero Tech, Inc., was involved in an accident near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 10:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.6699, -78.2399
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Registration
- N2369N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Tech, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newry → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90DGM01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING LOW LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS A FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE TWO UNEVENTFUL AERIAL APPLICATION PASSES IN A VALLEY AREA WITHOUT OBSERVING ANY OBSTRUCTIONS. ON THE THIRD PASS, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWERLINES THAT HAD BEEN STRUNG FROM RIDGETOP TO RIDGETOP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED INTO A WOODED HILLSIDE AND ERUPTED WITH FIRE AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD OVERFLOWN THE AREA LOOKING FOR OBSTACLES PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. HE REPORTED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE POWERLINES BEFORE THE AIRPLANE HIT THEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-400 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1989 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1992 | Air Tractor AT 400 | Lemoore, California, United States | Blair Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1993 | Air Tractor AT-400 | South Mills, North Carolina, United States | Hudson Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1985 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1995 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Hayti, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Huffman, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1990 | Aeronca 7BCM | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Edward Cole | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23-150 | Radnow Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1990 | Cessna 340A | Prospect, Pennsylvania, United States | Brennan Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1990 | Cessna 180 | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | JOE A. Bawduniak | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Mt Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Raymond L. Corper | No injuries | - |