Air Tractor AT 802 N9119B
28 August 2013 · Gould, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 2013 at about 12:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT 802 registered N9119B, operated by Triple J Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Gould, 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gould, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9869, -91.5597
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT 802
- Registration
- N9119B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Triple J Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gould → Gould
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA568
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of a bearing in the fuel control unit, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A total loss of airplane engine power occurred shortly after the pilot took off for the aerial application flight. The pilot made a forced landing in a corn field, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a bearing inside the fuel control unit had failed, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The fuel control unit was overhauled 928 hours before the accident. The manufacturer's recommended time between overhauls for the fuel control unit is 3,500 hours.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-802 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2016 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Fuel, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2010 | Air Tractor AT-802 | Fort Hunter Liggett, California, United States | Air Tractor Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Cairo, Illinois, United States | Thompson Flying Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Prentiss, Mississippi, United States | Airbourn Aviation LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2017 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Trumann, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 2017 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Dumas, Texas, United States | - | Minor 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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