- Date
- April 7, 1982, 19:15 local (Apr 8, 1982, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Edna, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36493Air Tractor AT-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820407042549A
- Case key
- 70554
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Judgment - poorCause
Electrical system,generator - failure,totalFactor
Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - performedCause
Landing light(s) - inoperativeFactor
Light condition - duskFactor
Object - vehicleCause
Analysis
The aircraft landed on an unlighted strip at dusk and collided with a truck. Landing lights on the aircraft were unusable because of a generator failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36493
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400-0244
- Engine
- Lycoming LTP 101-600, 599 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- The Flying Service
- Registered owner
- The Flying Service
- Departed
- Edna, TX
- Destination
- Edna, TX
- Airport
- 6T4 · Flying Service Inc.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 750 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N36493 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.