Air Tractor AT 602 N3026R
26 August 2015 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 2015 at about 18:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT 602 registered N3026R, operated by Farm Brothers Flyers A LLC, was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1989, -92.0036
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT 602
- Registration
- N3026R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Operator
- Farm Brothers Flyers A LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ladd → Ladd
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA384
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aerial application flight.
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 lining up the airplane for the last spray run of the field but that he had no recollection of the accident. An examination of the wreckage site revealed that the airplane was operating at high speed in a wings-level attitude when it impacted terrain. The airplane traveled more than 200 yards following the initial impact before coming to rest inverted in the field. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions, and the operator reported that there was no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2015 | Air Tractor AT 602 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Frontier Ag Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Air Tractor AT 602 | Wilmot, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 2015 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Branch, Louisiana, United States | Richard Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2015 | Air Tractor AT 602 | Ropesville, Texas, United States | PRO AGRI SPRAYING, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Kennett, Missouri, United States | Bootheel AG Air Services LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 2016 | Air Tractor AT 602 | Willows, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2015 | Bell 47G | De Queen, Arkansas, United States | Hammock Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Piper PA 16 | Tollville, Arkansas, United States | Sickel Mason L | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2015 | Cirrus SR22T | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2015 | Champion 7ECA | Sheridan, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2015 | Air Tractor AT 402A | Brickeys, Arkansas, United States | Taylor Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Piper PA28-200 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |