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| Date: | Friday 21 June 2024 |
| Time: | 17:12 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A |
| Owner/operator: | B&S Air, Inc |
| Registration: | N331BS |
| MSN: | 802A-0749 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Capitan, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The Air Tractor AT-802A crashed near Capitan NM under unknown circumstances, killing the pilot.
Sources:
NTSB
At 10:45 AM MDT, 6/21, Capitan, NM. Air Tractor AT-802 (N331BS), part of a flight of 3 airplanes, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances. Subject of ALNOT issued at 1:15 PM; located at 5:17 PM, by law enforcement. 1 POB, fatal. A. Nixon (WPR) responding.
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=331BS
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/plane-crash-near-capitan-kills-pilot-airstrike-team-says/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2024 13:41 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Jun-2024 14:30 | josht20 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 23-Jun-2024 14:31 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2024 17:04 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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