Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Little Rock, Arkansas
Aircraft collided with N214RL.
Westwind Air LLC
Date: 26-JUL-22
Time: 22:02:00Z
Regis#: N749LA
Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR
Aircraft Model: AT-802A
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 137
City: PORTLAND
State: ARKANSAS
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Little Rock, Arkansas
Aircraft collided with N749LA.
Lassco LLC
Date: 26-JUL-22
Time: 22:02:00Z
Regis#: N214RL
Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR
Aircraft Model: AT-802
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: SERIOUS
Flight Crew: 1 Serious Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 137
City: PORTLAND
State: ARKANSAS
Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.
One pilot died from injuries and the other is hospitalized.
The Ashley County Sheriff's Department and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the collision.
At 9 PM, only law-enforcement officers were present at the scene.
