Air Tractor 502B accident near Anguilla, MS
On June 2, 2001, an Air Tractor 502B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anguilla, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 2, 2001
- Place
- Anguilla, MS
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 502B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.970°N, 90.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010608X01112
NTSB summary
On June 2, 2001, at 0800 central daylight time, an Air Tractor 502B, N257LA, and a Cessna 188, N731KG, collided in flight two miles north of Anguilla, Mississippi. The agricultural flights were operated by Nick's Flying Service, Inc., and Anguilla Flying Service, Inc., respectively, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Both airplanes were destroyed, and the Cessna was consumed by post-crash fire. Both commercial pilots were fatally injured. The Air Tractor departed a private airstrip at Rolling Fork, Mississippi, about 0735, and the Cessna departed a private airstrip in Anguilla, Mississippi, about 0750. According to information recovered from Anguilla Flying Service, Inc., the Cessna had departed the private airstrip about 10 minutes before the accident, and was spraying a field adjacent to the east side of the field over which the collision occurred. The review of information from the operator revealed that the Cessna appeared to have been on a easterly heading for the initial swath run to a field about 500 feet east of the in-flight collision. According to information recovered from Nick's Flying Service, Inc., the Air Tractor had completed an aerial application operation to a field four miles north of the accident site, and was enroute to another field miles south of the accident site. Reportedly, the Air Tractor, the Air Tractor was flying enroute at a low altitude between the two locations, and the south bound direct flight path placed the airplanes over the accident site. The altitude a
Probable cause
Failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an in-flight collision. The air tractor pilot operated the positioning flight at an altitude below 500 feet agl. Valium was detected in the toxicological examination of the Air Tractor pilot.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
