Air Tractor AT-401 N1547P
9 August 1992 · Parker, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1992 at about 05:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N1547P, operated by Morris, Gary & Connie, was involved in an accident near Parker, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Parker, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0803, -114.2201
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Registration
- N1547P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Morris, Gary & Connie
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- LAX92LA338
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE INADEQUATE OVERHAUL OF THE PROPELLER BLADE BY THE OVERHAUL FACILITY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN WHEN 10 INCHES OF A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF PROPELLER BLADE DISCLOSED THE PRESENCE OF FATIGUE ACROSS 60% OF THE FRACTURED SURFACE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FATIGUE CENTERED ON A NOTCH OF A PREVIOUSLY REWORKED AREA. THE PROPELLER BLADE HAD ACCURED 273 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE IT WAS OVERHAULED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1992 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Taft, Texas, United States | Hunt, Jeffery D. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1991 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Avon, Mississippi, United States | Longwood Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1991 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Sumner, Mississippi, United States | Flautt Flying Sevice, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1993 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Oconto, Nebraska, United States | Olson Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1993 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Southeastern Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Dermott, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1992 | Helio HST-550A | Salome, Arizona, United States | Maytag, David D. JR. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1992 | Cessna 404 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | U. S. Customs Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1992 | Cessna 170B | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Darrah, LEE | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1992 | Cessna 150M | Three Points, Arizona, United States | Genzman, Dennis W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Beechcraft F33A | Payson, Arizona, United States | Steering Committee Corp. | Fatal | 2 |