Air Tractor 502B N257LA
2 June 2001 · Anguilla, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 June 2001 at about 13:00 local time, a Air Tractor 502B registered N257LA was involved in an accident near Anguilla, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anguilla, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Angilla Flying Service (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 32.9700, -90.8202
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 502B
- Registration
- N257LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rolling Fork → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA063
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an in-flight collision. The air tractor pilot operated the positioning flight at an altitude below 500 feet agl. Valium was detected in the toxicological examination of the Air Tractor pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Two agricultural airplanes, an Air Tractor 502B and a Cessna 188, collided in flight at low altitude over a field. The Cessna was working a field, and the Air Tractor was ferrying between aerial application sites when the collision occurred. Examination of both wreckage revealed that the right wing of the Cessna collided with the right elevator of the air tractor. The collision altitude was not determined. The right -a-way rule states that the airplane to the right has the right-a-way. Valium was also detected in tissue samples from the Air tractor pilot. The sun position limited the visibility of the Cessna pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Tractor 502B | N257LA | - | Destroyed |
| Cessna 188B | N731KG | - | Destroyed |
Other Air Tractor 502 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2000 | Air Tractor 502B | Perthshire, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor 502A | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | San TAN Dusters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 2002 | Air Tractor 502B | Palestine, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor 502B | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor 502B | Guthrie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Air Tractor 502 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | Shannon Agricultural Flying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Byhalia, Mississippi, United States | Mark D. Valentino | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Waveland, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2001 | Grumman G-164A | Poplarville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2001 | Cessna T310R | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Cessna 172 F | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Jimmy Leon Thompson | Serious injuries | - |