# Accident 20090707047769A: Air Tractor AT-301, Brinson, GA, July 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2009, 13:02 local time
- Place: Brinson, GA
- Airport: Decatur County Industrial Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9461° N, 84.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9461&lon=-84.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8587S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8587S-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 3 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707047769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WITNESSES STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 - 700 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A SLIGHT CLIMB, THEY SAW A WHITE TRAIL OF SMOKE, I BELIEVE TO BE WATER DUE TO NO INDICATION OF 200 GALLONS OF WATER SPILLAGE AT IMPACT SITE, COMING FROM THE AFT END OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND WENT INTO A VIOLENT SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE 35 DEGREE ANGLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA385), Jul 7, 2009: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8587S), Brinson, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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