Air Tractor AT503 N503AD

Summary

On 13 April 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT503 registered N503AD, operated by McCRAW MATERIALS LLC, was involved in an accident near Telephone, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 2011 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Telephone, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.8406, -96.0189

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT503

Registration

N503AD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

McCRAW MATERIALS LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Telephone → Telephone

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA287

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude on an agricultural application flight when the left wing stalled, the nose dropped, and the airplane descended to the ground. The airplane impacted trees and terrain, and came to rest upright about 450 feet from the initial impact location. There was substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, tail surfaces and all control surfaces. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.