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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Swiftown, MS · July 18, 1987

Date: July 18, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place: Swiftown, MS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZMTG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7310N
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA87LA209
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total460 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N7310NRegistration cancelled May 3, 2022 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0649 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft force landed in a cotton field due to engine vibration during a swath run. Crankshaft had failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION DURING A SWATH RUN. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA87LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSwiftown, MSWhile spraying cotton, severe vibration was felt throughout the acft & the plt elected a forced ldg. During the flare, the throttle was advanced to raise the nose, & the plt discovered the eng had totally failed. The acft flipped inverted on touch down. An…Jul 18, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7310N · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20130224003309AManeuver · Huntsville, ALOn February 24, 2013, about 1445 central daylight time, pilot, [privacy data omitted] was operating an Air tractor, AT-301 airplane, N7310N, pilot stated that while manuevering aircraft during an aerial application he inadvertently hit a tree with right wing…Feb 24, 2013 · Substantial damage Incident 19950616026659ILow Level Operations · Sardis, ALVibration. Had to power back spraying a field. Wing tips hit trees. Belt broke causing one blade to change pitch.Jun 16, 1995 · Minor damage