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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Des Arc, AR · March 30, 1993

Date: March 30, 1993 · 09:15 local
Place: Des Arc, AR
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: XKFG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4437S
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW93LA114
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,431 total80 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N4437SRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 1996 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010097 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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Thunderstorm moved in while returning to base. Pilot blames lightning strike close by. Lost visual control. Crashed

As the FAA filed it

THUNDERSTORM MOVED IN WHILE RETURNING TO BASE. PILOT BLAMES LIGHTNING STRIKE CLOSE BY. LOST VISUAL CONTROL. CRASHED

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW93LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDes Arc, ARThe pilot's loss of outside visual reference and loss of control.Mar 30, 1993 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4437S · 1

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

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