Air Tractor AT-301 N8837S

Summary

On 28 July 1996 at about 00:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8837S was involved in an accident near Liberal, Kansas, 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.

Date

28 July 1996 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Liberal, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.0393, -100.9294

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N8837S

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

CHI96LA258

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot did not maintain aircraft control. A factor was a low altitude flight maneuver was performed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While completing the last spraying pass, the pilot made a 270 degree right turn to spray the last area in the field. The pilot said he flew back through his prop wash and lost control of the airplane. The airplane impacted the terrain in a vertical angle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.