Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
County Memorial Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New Madrid, Missouri 63869
Monday, April 18, 2011 19:30 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The AT-802A was returning to the airport after an aerial application flight and the AT-502B had just departed the airport and was flying to a field to begin an aerial application flight. The airplanes collided about 2-½ miles north of the airport. The AT-802A was on a south-southwesterly heading and the AT-502B was on a north-northeasterly heading when they collided nearly head-on separating the right main landing gear on the AT-502B and the vertical stabilizer on the AT-802A. The AT-502B returned to the departure airport where it landed uneventfully while the AT-802A descended, and impacted the terrain and a utility pole prior to coming to rest. There was no known communication between the two airplanes that were being operated by the same company.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/18/2011 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1930 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | New Madrid |
| Event State | MISSOURI |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 63869 |
| Event Date Year | 2011 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | 363352N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0893453W |
| Event Location Airport | County Memorial Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | EIW |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 296 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1937 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 360 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CGI |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 342 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 43 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 6500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2600 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 190 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.73 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 28991 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-ACE-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 8 2011 1:10PM |
| User who most recently changed record | johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N802KC | N8516K |
| NTSB Number | CEN11LA296A | CEN11LA296B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 137: Agricultural | Part 137: Agricultural |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | AIR TRACTOR INC | AIR TRACTOR INC |
| Aircraft Model | AT-802A | AT-502B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 802A-0262 | 502B-0669 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- | 9400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | Mar 18 2011 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | 50 |
| Airframe Hours | -- | 4951 |
| ELT Installed | No | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Hampton Flying Service LLC | HAMPTON FLYING SERVICE LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 6240 US Highway 61 | 6240 US HIGHWAY 61 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Portageville | PORTAGEVILLE |
| Aircraft Owner State | MO | MO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 63873 | 63873-9164 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Hampton Flying Service LLC | Hampton Flying Service LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 6240 US Highway 61 | 6240 US Highway 61 |
| Operator City | Portageville | Portageville |
| Operator State | MO | MO |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 63873 | 63873 |
| Operator Code | PHMG | PHMG |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Agriculture | Agriculture |
| Operator Certificate Number | PHMG785S | PHMG785S |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Application | Aerial Application |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | EIW | EIW |
| Departure City | New Madrid | New Madrid |
| Departure State | MO | MO |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | 1825 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | EIW | EIW |
| Destination City | New Madrid | New Madrid |
| Destination State | MO | MO |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 20 2011 9:16AM | Sep 20 2011 9:19AM |
| User who most recently changed record | sulp | sulp |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |