Air Tractor Inc AT 602 accident near Cash, AR
On July 8, 2017, an Air Tractor Inc AT 602 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cash, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 8, 2017
- Place
- Cash, AR
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT 602 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.790°N, 90.888°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170708X12341
Official records · CEN17FA259
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2017, about 1453 central daylight time, an Air Tractor, Inc., AT-602 airplane, N4257R, impacted terrain near Cash, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by Quad Rabbit, Inc., as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural application flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which departed from a private airstrip about 1449. According to operator personnel, the pilot was conducting his sixth load application of the day and was spreading fertilizer. Two witnesses located near the accident site reported seeing the airplane make a low-altitude turn and then enter a spin with a nose-low attitude. The airplane subsequently impacted a rice field adjacent to the field being treated. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 27, held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. On March 28, 2017, he was issued a second-class medical certificate with no limitations. The pilot was 73 inches tall and weighed 256 lbs at the time of his last exam. On his medical certificate application, the pilot reported 4,188 total hours of flight experience, 320 hours of which were flown during the previous 6 months. On an insurance application dated August 5, 2015, the pilot reported 1,750 hours flown in agricultural airplanes, 150 hours of which were flown in turbine engine-powered agricultural airplanes. The pilot's logbooks were not made available during the investigation. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The single-engine, lo
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
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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.
