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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Griffithville, AR · May 18, 1996

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Date
May 18, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place
Griffithville, AR
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4424S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA219
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Fatal injuries
0
N4424SRegistration cancelled Jan 13, 1997 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010084Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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

Aircraft engine lost power, made an emergency landing in a field. (-23) oil quantity was depleted and engine lost power. Pilot made emergency, uncontrolled landing in field. Aircraft was destroyed upon impact with earth.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (-23) OIL QUANTITY WAS DEPLETED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY, UNCONTROLLED LANDING IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH EARTH.

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 FTW96LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGriffithville, ARloss of engine oil (leak) for an undetermined reason, which resulted in oil starvation and a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the emergency descent/landing phase, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent…May 18, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4424S · 2

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

Accident 19860929048989AForced/Precautionary Landing · Town Creek, ALThe engine lost power during takeoff and the aircraft landed in a cotton field. Cause of failure undetermined.Sep 29, 1986 · Substantial damageAccident 19790811031459ATakeoff Ground Roll · Taft, TXAcft failed to become airborne on takeoff. Hit a ditch turned over.Aug 11, 1979 · Substantial damage