Accident · 1990-05-08

NTSB case NYC90DGM01 · AIR TRACTOR AT-400 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1990-05-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR AT-400 (N2369N)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: Aero Tech, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AERO TECH,INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING LOW LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case NYC90DGM01

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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