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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Mission, TX · July 1, 1990

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Date: July 1, 1990 · 15:00 local
Place: Mission, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZBRG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3653W
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,526 total4,065 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days

N3653WRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2010 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0274 · Built 1980 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Passing on lee side of trees on a spray run, caught a downdraft, tried to climb but a wing and gear caught in grain

As the FAA filed it

PASSING ON LEE SIDE OF TREES ON A SPRAY RUN, CAUGHT A DOWNDRAFT, TRIED TO CLIMB BUT A WING AND GEAR CAUGHT IN GRAIN

Other reports on N3653W · 1

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

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