1 fatal · Air Tractor AT-400 · 1999-05-25 · ELKHART, KS, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99FA165
Event ID
20001212X18709
Type
Accident
Date
1999-05-25
Location
ELKHART, KS, USA
Coordinates
37.000595, -101.889213
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-400
Registration
N400MJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the poor weather conditions.