19960626015179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Ness City, KS · June 26, 1996

Date
June 26, 1996 · 09:00 local
Place
Ness City, KS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WEDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8883S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA217
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,526 total900 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine vibrated on spray run. Elected land. Overshot open field. Into wheat. Nosed over. Prop counter weight broke.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE VIBRATED ON SPRAY RUN. ELECTED LAND. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD.INTO WHEAT. NOSED OVER. PROP COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.