- Date
- June 2, 1992, 00:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lemoore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7307VAir Tractor AT 400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920602017959A
- Case key
- 27633
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to observe the presence of an obstacle in the field. Factors which contributed to the accident were the dark nighttime light condition, and the small size and color of the obstacle which decreased the conspicuity of the object.
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.
Analysis
The 18,350-hour commercial pilot was performing a nighttime aerial application flight and had made several passes over the field. During the last pass the airplane's left wing collided with a rust colored vent pipe, and the airplane crashed into the field. Other white colored vent pipes were located in the field and were not damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7307V
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT 400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400-0612
- Airframe hours
- 3,386
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Blair Air Service
- Registered owner
- Blair Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 13, 1992 · 46 hours before
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18,350 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 18,200 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 337° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 23 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.