Air Tractor AT-301 N1361E
12 November 2003 · San Angelo, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N1361E was involved in an accident near San Angelo, Texas, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Angelo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private airstrip
- Coordinates
- 31.3578, -100.4964
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N1361E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper weather evaluation and the wrong runway selection. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 7,169-hour pilot reported that while attempting a downwind takeoff from a 2,880 feet gravel airstrip, the airplane climbed to approximately 30 feet before settling back to the ground. The pilot dumped the liquid chemical load, but the left wing struck a fence before impacting the ground. The pilot stated that he had been taking off to the south all day, but "believes the wind shifted due to an approaching weather front."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | Chuck Paris | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Covert, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Rhinebeck, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Glendo, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Batchelor, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Aplington, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Apex CAP 10B | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |