- Date
- September 9, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Muleshoe, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2369NAir Tractor AT-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820909044889A
- Case key
- 71797
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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.
In flight collision with object
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Pilot collided with a water spraying machine while making crop spray pass. Landing gear tore off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2369N
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400-0416
- Engine
- P & W PT-6, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Chucks Spraying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Chucks Spraying Service Inc.
- Departed
- Muleshoe, TX
- Destination
- Muleshoe, TX
N2369NRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-400Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-400Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A series
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
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 N2369N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.