Air Tractor Inc AT-802A accident near Sedgwick, AR
On May 23, 2012, an Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sedgwick, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 23, 2012
- Place
- Sedgwick, AR
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-802A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.974°N, 90.777°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120523X63856
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 23, 2012, at 1049 central daylight time, an Air Tractor Inc. AT-802A airplane, N4126T, and a Grumman G-164C airplane, N996QC, collided in flight while maneuvering east of Sedgwick, Arkansas. The commercial pilot on board the Air Tractor was fatally injured, and the commercial pilot on board the Grumman received serious injuries. Both airplanes were substantially damaged. Both flights were being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as aerial application flights. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Air Tractor departed a private strip near Bono, Arkansas, at 1048, and was operating locally. The Grumman departed a private strip near Light, Arkansas, just prior to the collision and was also operating locally. The pilot of the Grumman reported that he approached the field from the northeast with the intention of starting a spray run on the south side of the field, traveling to the southwest. He observed several other airplanes in the area; however, he did not see the Air Tractor. He stated that upon completing 50% of his first spray pass, his airplane and the Air Tractor collided. The pilot of the Grumman added that the field he was spraying and the field that the Air Tractor was flying over were separated by two field roads and a drainage ditch approximately 100 feet wide. The Air Tractor departed a private strip with the intention of applying herbicide to a rice crop south of and bordering the field being sprayed by the Grumman. Global positioning system (GPS) data recovered f
Probable cause
The inability of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the Air Tractor pilot by his cellular telephone conversation during the flight.
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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.
