Air Tractor AT-301 N5230S
30 June 2007 · Walkerville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2007 at about 16:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N5230S was involved in an accident near Walkerville, Illinois, 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Walkerville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.4972, -90.6689
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N5230S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlinville → Walkerville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA188
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application flight. The corn was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The agricultural airplane received substatial damage after it contacted the corn crop that it was spraying and then impacted terrain. The pilot stated that while maneuvering around tower guide wires, the airplane entered the corn crop and eventually settled into the crop, landing upright.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Lignite, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Osceola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Vandemere, North Carolina, United States | William Brinkley | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2008 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Plains, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2007 | Browns VANS RV-7A | Gardner, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2007 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D | Abingdon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Alton, Illinois, United States | Dutchman Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2007 | Wood QUICKIE Q-2 | Edwardsville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 2007 | Swearingen SA-226T | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2007 | Cessna 172N | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |