SERS · Air Tractor AT- 401 · 2003-04-08 · Fellsmere, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA03LA094
Event ID
20030414X00498
Type
Accident
Date
2003-04-08
Location
Fellsmere, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.727222, -80.631385
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT- 401
Registration
N4549N
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command for his overhsooting the pull-up following a spray pass resulting in the in-flight collision with trees then terrain. Contributing to the accident was sunglare that the pilot encountered during the spray pass.