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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-400 · Oak Ridge, LA · August 23, 1985

Date
August 23, 1985 · 14:25 local
Place
Oak Ridge, LA
Airport
Oak Ridge
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3656N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA330
Reported as
Airtrc AT400
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A15AG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total3 in this make and model348 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with ground after stall during a sharp turn while spraying. Did not add power or dump spray load.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH GROUND AFTER STALL DURING A SHARP TURN WHILE SPRAYING. DID NOT ADD POWER OR DUMP SPRAY LOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.