MINR · Air Tractor AT-402B · 2008-07-20 · Deerfield, KS, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN08LA125
Event ID
20080722X01098
Type
Accident
Date
2008-07-20
Location
Deerfield, KS, USA
Coordinates
37.851387, -101.118888
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-402B
Registration
N61318
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot intentionally performing low altitude maneuvers (side slips), unporting and starving the engine of fuel, and his initiating a climb at low airspeed.