Air Tractor AT-301 N3159D

Summary

On 20 May 2010 at about 23:10 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N3159D, operated by Rustys Flying Service, was involved in an accident near D'Hanis, 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.

Date

20 May 2010 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

D'Hanis, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Glasscock Field (4TS8)

Coordinates

29.3747, -99.3419

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N3159D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rustys Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

D'Hanis → D'Hanis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA262

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to properly set the airplane's flaps prior to takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While departing from his home field for an aerial application flight, the airplane was not able to get airborne and collided with several fences at the end of the runway. The pilot realized that he had left the flaps in the up position. Both wings sustained substantial rearward crushing. The pilot and operator reported no deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.