Accident · 1992-08-12

NTSB case LAX92LA348 · AIR TRACTOR AT301 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1992-08-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR AT301 (N4410S)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: NOEL, CECIL L. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NOEL, CECIL L.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW-LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE TURN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE NIGHT CONDITION AND THE HIGH TENSION WIRES.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA348

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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