- Date
- November 26, 1990, 09:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1005JAir Tractor AT401
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901126051919A
- Case key
- 32796
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain airspeed, and stalled the airplane, resulting in a uncontrolled descent, and collision with the terrain.
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 pilot departed from a private airstrip to conduct an aerial application flight. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated he had completed a spray run to the west. He pulled up 15 degrees nose high and was 150 feet AGL when he made a right bank followed by a left bank of 40 degrees. During the left turn the pilot was lowering the nose and extending flaps when the airplane stalled which resulted in a uncontrolled descent and collision with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1005J
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT401
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401-0691
- Airframe hours
- 1,461
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Glades Ag Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1990 · 44 hours before
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 270 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.