ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213236
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 2018 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-602 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Charter Express |
| Registration: | N629LA |
| MSN: | 6020629 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6387 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-45R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vermillion County, Danville, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Danville-Vermilion County Airport, IL (DNV/KDNV) |
| Danville-Vermilion County Airport, IL (DNV/KDNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight; a witness saw the airplane maneuvering before entering a flat spin. Ground scars at accident site were consistent with a wings- and nose-level impact attitude. Examination of the engine and airframe revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies.
The airplane was not equipped with an elevator down-spring or rudder-aileron interconnect system. According to the manufacturer, these systems were required and improved the stability and handling characteristics of the airplane. Although the circumstances of the accident are consistent with a stall/spin and loss of control, the reason for the loss of control could not be determined based on the available information; and whether the lack of the elevator down-spring and rudder-aileron interconnect systems contributed to the loss of control was not determined.
Probable Cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN18LA270
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=438LA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2018 03:37 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jul-2018 04:06 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Jul-2018 04:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2018 07:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2019 07:44 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2019 07:46 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 05:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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