Air Tractor AT-302 accident near Colony, Oklahoma, February 11, 1987
On February 11, 1987 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Air Tractor AT-302, registered N8864S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Colony, Oklahoma. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 11, 1987 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Colony, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-302
- Registration
- N8864S · registry record · serial 302-0218
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A DOWNWIND SWATH RUN THE NUMBER ONE COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED IN THE LTP 101-600-1A ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE FAILING COMPLETELY. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO TURN INTO THE WIND FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 6,200 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 5,800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,408 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 30, 1985; 282 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming LTP101-600A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Eakly OK at 9:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 4:15 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW87DPJ02.