Air Tractor AT-402 accident near Tucker, AR
On June 7, 2004, an Air Tractor AT-402 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tucker, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 7, 2004
- Place
- Tucker, AR
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-402 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.173°N, 91.936°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040611X00785
NTSB summary
On June 7, 2004, approximately 1530 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-402 single-engine agricultural airplane, N182PB, registered to and operated by Farmers' Flying Service of Coy, Arkansas, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Tucker, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Tucker, Arkansas, approximately 1500. The pilot was reportedly flying his 24th aerial application flight of the day and had just completed spraying the field on an east and west pattern. The pilot started "trimming" the field on a north to south pattern. Three witnesses, located on a farm road adjacent to the accident site, reported observing the airplane "go straight up" before "barrel rolling to the ground." A fourth witness located near the accident site, observed the airplane as it was flying over a tree line, and stated that the airplane was "gaining altitude when it [the airplane] suddenly nose dived straight down to the ground in a slow spin." The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane. He was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical certificate on November 3, 2003, with a limitation stating "Not valid for color signal control." The pilot's most recent biennial fli
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control while manuevering during aerial application which resulted in impact with terrain.
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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.
