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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.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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