ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290516
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| Date: | Thursday 26 June 2014 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT 402B |
| Owner/operator: | King Ag Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N5197U |
| MSN: | 402A-1096 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7933 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sudan, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sudan, TX (XA05) |
| Sudan, TX (XA05) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aerial application pilot reported that he was "busy looking outside" the cockpit during a low altitude turn. He said that he felt the airplane stall and the airplane subsequently sustained substantial fuselage damage when it impacted terrain. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions that would have prevented normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's lapse in monitoring the airplane's speed during a low level aerial application maneuver and its subsequent stall during the maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14CA341
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 16:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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