Air Tractor AT-402 N1510Z

Summary

On 18 August 1999 at about 23:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT-402 registered N1510Z was involved in an accident near Holly Bluff, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 1999 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Holly Bluff, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

32.7697, -90.7099

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-402

Registration

N1510Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holly Bluff → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA99LA229

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain visual separation between his airplane and a tree while maneuvering during aerial application and the subsequent collision with the tree and the terrain. A factor in the accident was the sunglare on the airplane's windscreen.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aerial application airplane's right wing collided with a tree while working a pattern that was oriented in an east-west direction, causing the airplane to impact the terrain and cartwheel. The pilot reported that during insecticide application some overspray accumulated on the windscreen, leaving an oily residue that obscured his vision when his direction of flight headed into the sun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.