Air Tractor AT-401 accident near Batesville, Mississippi, August 28, 2001
On August 28, 2001 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Air Tractor AT-401, registered N91922, was destroyed in an accident near Batesville, Mississippi (Panola County Airport). It was a personal flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 2001 · about 9:10 pm local time
- Place
- Batesville, Mississippi · Panola County Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Registration
- N91922 · no longer on the register · serial 401-0931
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The Air Tractor collided with trees and the ground during an attempted forced landing after a loss of engine power. According to the pilot, the engine power lost power during climb out from a swath run. As the pilot established a glide toward a hay field for an emergency landing, he attempted to restore engine power. The airplane struck trees, then the ground and caught fire. The post-crash fire prevented a functional examination of the airplane and engine assembly.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 3,054 hours in all; 291 in this make and model; 272 in the last 90 days; 71 in the last 30 days; 3,009 as pilot in command; 278 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 12, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,440 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 2001
- Maximum gross weight: 7,860 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340 Series (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: K0M6 Batesville MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 010, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 999° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from GWO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N91922 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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