1 fatal · AIR TRACTOR INC AT 401B · 2014-07-18 · Ellis, KS, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14LA376
Event ID
20140718X64536
Type
Accident
Date
2014-07-18
Location
Ellis, KS, USA
Coordinates
39.023887, -99.457221
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AIR TRACTOR INC
Model
AT 401B
Registration
N4223F
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning and subsequent inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight in deteriorating weather conditions.