Air Tractor Inc AT-602 accident near Philadelphia, MS
On January 2, 2009, an Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 2, 2009
- Place
- Philadelphia, MS
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-602 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.829°N, 88.953°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090105X22709
Official records · ERA09LA128
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 2, 2009, about 1200 central standard time, an Air Tractor AT-602, N5013C, registered to and operated by Quinn Aviation, Inc., collided with trees then the ground near Philadelphia, Mississippi. As reported by the pilot, instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 positioning flight from Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (PRN), Greenville, Alabama, to Cleveland Municipal Airport (RNV), Cleveland, Mississippi. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant was killed. The flight originated about 1124, from PRN. There was no contact with any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) facility during the accident flight. A pilot who departed the same airport as the accident pilot, and who was en route to the same fuel stop destination, stated that he departed PRN at approximately 1100. Records obtained by search and rescue personnel indicate that at 1144, the accident pilot sent a text message to the pilot that had departed before him advising that he was 235 statute miles (sm) from Cleveland, Mississippi. At 1147, the accident pilot sent another text message to the pilot advising that he was 200 sm from Cleveland, Mississippi. At 1154, the pilot that departed before the accident pilot sent a text message to the accident pilot advising him that he was going to Meridian, Mississippi. At 1155, the accident pilot sent a text message to his brother that he was on the way home and dodging weath
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight weather planning and his continued VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.
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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.
