Air Tractor AT-400 N36538
9 August 2013 · Dumas, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2013 at about 16:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT-400 registered N36538, operated by D & M Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Dumas, Arkansas, 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 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dumas, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Billy Free Memorial Airport (0M0)
- Coordinates
- 33.8844, -91.5342
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Registration
- N36538
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- D & M Flying Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dumas → Dumas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA486
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed to conduct a maintenance test flight in the airplane after completion of an annual inspection. The pilot stated that the flight was normal; however, when the tailwheel touched down after landing, the airplane veered to the left and departed the runway. Examination of the tailwheel assembly did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2013 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Balko, Oklahoma, United States | Terhune Flying Service, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Steward, Illinois, United States | Timothy Malsberg | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Monango, North Dakota, United States | D-Lux Spray Service, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2015 | Air Tractor AT 400 | Levelland, Texas, United States | Devil Dusters Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Nelson, Nebraska, United States | Wehrman JIM | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Air Tractor AT 400 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Ross Seed Co Dba | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2013 | Alon A2 | Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States | Charles Snyder | Fatal | 1 |
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| 7 Feb 2013 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | South Delta Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2013 | Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Loyd Mitchell | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2013 | Cessna 140 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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