Air Tractor AT-301 N4398S
11 August 1995 · Cannon Afb, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1995 at about 12:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N4398S was involved in an accident near Cannon Afb, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cannon Afb, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3810, -103.3093
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N4398S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW95LA336
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE EXECUTING A TURN AROUND MANEUVER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Roberts, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Plains, Georgia, United States | Gosa's Aerial AG | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Meade, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Havre, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Hoxie, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Mimbres, New Mexico, United States | Bartelett Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Thunder and Colt AX7-77 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Cessna 152 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1995 | Cessna 421C | El Prado, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Oct 1995 | Beechcraft 95 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |