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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Rayville, LA · January 25, 2000

Date
January 25, 2000 · 10:55 local
Place
Rayville, LA
Airport
Hook Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91968
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA074
Reported as
Airtrc AT401
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,316 total2,500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On January 25, 2000, at approximately 1055 local time (CST) an agricultural aircraft, an air tractor AT-401, N91968, registered to and operated by bulldog flying service inc. of oak ridge, LA, received substantial damage during a forced landing in a plowed cotton field due to engine loss of power shortly after takeoff from the john h. hooks memorial airport at Rayville, LA. Sole occupant of the aircraft, a commercial pilot received no injuries. At the time of the accident the flight was originating. No flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 25, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1055 LOCAL TIME (CST) AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401, N91968, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BULLDOG FLYING SERVICE INC. OF OAK RIDGE, LA, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED COTTON FIELD DUE TO ENGINE LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE JOHN H. HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT RAYVILLE, LA. SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

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