Air Tractor AT-802A N802KC
19 April 2011 · New Madrid, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2011 at about 00:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-802A registered N802KC, operated by Hampton Flying Service LLC, was involved in an accident near New Madrid, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Madrid, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- County Memorial Airport (EIW)
- Coordinates
- 36.5644, -89.5814
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-802A
- Registration
- N802KC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hampton Flying Service LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Madrid → New Madrid
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA296
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The AT-802A was returning to the airport after an aerial application flight and the AT-502B had just departed the airport and was flying to a field to begin an aerial application flight. The airplanes collided about 2-½ miles north of the airport. The AT-802A was on a south-southwesterly heading and the AT-502B was on a north-northeasterly heading when they collided nearly head-on separating the right main landing gear on the AT-502B and the vertical stabilizer on the AT-802A. The AT-502B returned to the departure airport where it landed uneventfully while the AT-802A descended, and impacted the terrain and a utility pole prior to coming to rest. There was no known communication between the two airplanes that were being operated by the same company.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Tractor AT-802A | N802KC | Hampton Flying Service LLC | Substantial |
| Air Tractor AT-502B | N8516K | Hampton Flying Service LLC | Substantial |
Other Air Tractor AT-802A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, United States | Frost Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Miles City, Montana, United States | Taylor Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Lindsay, Nebraska, United States | Alan East Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 2012 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Sedgwick, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 2010 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Alpine, Texas, United States | Aero Tech, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Minot, North Dakota, United States | Pioneer Agviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2011 | Vertical Unlimited 12 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Vertical Unlimited LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2011 | Johnston William Alfred Jr KOLB MARK III | Versailles, Missouri, United States | Everett Gregory A | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Matthews, Missouri, United States | AG Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Rans S-7LS | Joplin, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2011 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Easton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Cessna T210L | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Atlatl LLC | No injuries | - |