19941021035719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Lubbock, TX · October 21, 1994

Date: October 21, 1994 · 09:45 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8523S
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW95LA028
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Garrett TPE3311
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,590 total

N8523SRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2011 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0135 · Built 1978 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Collided with irrigation equipmnent during a spray run. Pilot blamed fatigue and equipment hidden by cotton.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH IRRIGATION EQUIPMNENT DURING A SPRAY RUN. PILOT BLAMED FATIGUE AND EQUIPMENT HIDDEN BY COTTON.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW95LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLubbock, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the irrigation equipment. A factor was pilot fatigue.Oct 21, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8523S · 3

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

Accident 19841108061219AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Mission, TXOil return hose ruptured. Made precautionary landing in field. Wing hit sugar cane, landed sideways.Nov 8, 1984 · Substantial damage Accident 19820514018189AForced/Precautionary Landing · Mcallen, TXAircraft crashed when engine failed shortly after takeoff.May 14, 1982 · Substantial damage Accident 19810517026909ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pharr, TXAg pilot landed aircraft with parking brake on. Aircraft flipped inverted.May 17, 1981 · Substantial damage