Air Tractor Inc AT-802A accident near Parsons, TN
On August 20, 2014, an Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parsons, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 20, 2014
- Place
- Parsons, TN
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-802A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.705°N, 88.145°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140820X83908
Official records · ERA14FA399
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 20, 2014, about 1455 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-802A, N802BB, registered to Bonne Idee Aero Service Inc., was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and a bean field in Parsons, Tennessee. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the airplane, which departed Beech River Regional Airport (PVE), Lexington-Parsons, Tennessee, was not operating on a flight plan. The local aerial application flight began around 1440 and was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137. A witness to the accident posted on a social media website that the airplane was flying "fast and low" over the witness's house, which was near the field. Then, the witness watched the airplane "[pull] up to miss the treeline, and seconds later [the airplane] hit the ground." PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to FAA records, the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate for airplane single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. He held a first-class medical certificate that was issued April 11, 2013. At that time, the pilot reported 3,600 total hours of flight time, of which, 250 hours were in the previous six months of the medical exam. At the time of this writing, no pilot logs have been located. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONAccording to FAA records, the airplane was issued a restricted, agriculture and pest control airworthiness certificate in 1999 and registered to Bonne Idee Aero Service, Inc. on August 11, 2007. It was equipped with a Pratt and Whitney Canada, PT6-A engine. Accord
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during a low-level aerial application operation.
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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.
