Air Tractor 401-0860 N15420
16 May 2008 · Mumford, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 2008 at about 22:51 local time, a Air Tractor 401-0860 registered N15420 was involved in an accident near Mumford, 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 22:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mumford, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.6394, -96.4714
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 401-0860
- Registration
- N15420
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mumford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was spraying a field in his single-engine agricultural airplane when the radial engine's chip light detector illuminated followed by a rough running engine and subsequent loss of power. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude and made a forced landing to a narrow gravel road. As the plane touched down, the right wing contacted the tall rows of corn that lined the narrow road, which caused the airplane to ground loop and enter the corn field. Examination of the airplane revealed it sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, vertical stabilizer, and both wings. The loss of engine power was undetermined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1999 | Air Tractor 401B | McCanna, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1998 | Air Tractor 401 | Holly Bluff, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Air Tractor 401B | Rukubi, Nigeria | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2008 | Marshall James J COZY MK IV | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Marshall James J | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States | Kent Leighton | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2008 | Micco MAC-145B | Arcola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2008 | British Aircraft Corp (Bac) JET PROVOST T MK.5A | Bay City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-38-112 | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2008 | Robinson R22 | Rosharon, Texas, United States | William T. Skinner | No injuries | - |