Air Tractor Inc AT-802 accident near Gilman City, MO
On August 8, 2023, an Air Tractor Inc AT-802 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gilman City, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 8, 2023
- Place
- Gilman City, MO
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor Inc AT-802 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.093°N, 93.892°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230808192827
Official records · CEN23FA353
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 8, 2023, about 1150 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-802, N804AA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gilman City, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. A witness to the accident stated that he was driving south on State Highway K near the water tower when he first saw the airplane. The airplane was flying above him near the intersection of Highways K and B. The airplane appeared to be flying south, then turned east, and back to the north. Right before he turned his vehicle right on Highway B, the airplane started to turn “pretty aggressively.” As he drove west on the highway, he saw that the airplane “flipped and tumbled to the ground.” When he got to the airplane in the field, it was sitting at a downward angle toward the nose with heavy smoke and fire near the front of the airplane. He did not observe any smoke or fire from the airplane before it impacted the ground. He does not remember hearing the sound of the engine at any point during the flight. Another witness stated that she was driving south on State Highway K adjacent to the accident site. She saw the airplane “flip sideways” and stated that she wasn’t sure if it was a crop duster or an airplane performing aerobatics. She could not see the ground impact because of her position but saw smoke and shortly thereafter saw the airplane burning at the accident site. She did not remember hearing any engine noise from inside her vehicle. Her daughter, who w
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
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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.
