Air Tractor AT-401 N9192E
26 March 2022 · Rayville, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2022 at about 21:14 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401 registered N9192E, operated by Collinston Air Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana, 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 21:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rayville, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5198, -91.7041
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Registration
- N9192E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1993
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Collinston Air Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oak Ridge → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA157
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during an agricultural spray pass the engine began to run abnormally. As he climbed over powerlines and trees, he looked for a place to land. The engine subsequently stopped producing any power. During the event, the engine started and stopped producing power two or three times. After touching down in a field, the airplane went over an embankment, the right wing struck an irrigation unit, and the airplane ultimately nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. The recovery crew reported that there was only a trace of fuel recovered from the airplane. However, the pilot’s son refuted this information, stating that fuel was draining from the airplane’s right fuel tank vent immediately after the accident and that the recovery crew drained more than 60 gallons of fuel from the airplane when it was recovered. Postaccident examination of the airplane, including the engine and airframe fuel system, revealed no anomalies. Based on the available information, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2021 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Central AG LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Air Tractor AT 401 | Burlington, Colorado, United States | Air Care Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Hamlet, Nebraska, United States | Sunflower Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2017 | Air Tractor AT 401 | Pearsall, Texas, United States | Fitch's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Air Tractor AT 401 | Wall, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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