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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT301 · Lockney, TX · October 19, 1987

Date: October 19, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place: Lockney, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: OBAG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73127
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88DQG02
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total275 in this make and model

N73127Registered now · Air Tractor AT-400AS/N 301-0667 · Built 1987 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-400A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

Crashed during an aerial application maneuver. Cause was a stall spin maneuver at a low altitude in a turn around.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. CAUSE WAS A STALL SPIN MANEUVER AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN A TURN AROUND.

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 FTW88DQG02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLockney, TXAfter completing a swath run, the plt began a procedure turn to the right for another run. During the maneuver, the acft stalled & turned counterclockwise for about 180 deg before impacting the ground in a nose down, left wing low attitude.Oct 19, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N73127 · 2

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

Accident 19970419007399AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fluvanna, TXRough engine power loss on a swath run. Tore off gear bent wing landing. Remote gear box failed. Broke shaft blades (-23) see attached sheet; no narrative attached.Apr 19, 1997 · Reported as Airtrc AT301 · Substantial damage Incident 19890707037699ILow Level Operations · Floydada, TXHit electrical power cable on spray run. Landed in corn field. Thought aircraft was above poles.Jul 7, 1989 · Reported as Airtrc AT301 · Minor damage