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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Glendo, WY · June 27, 2003

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Date
June 27, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place
Glendo, WY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4406S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03LA112
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total190 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N4406SRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0066Airframe 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.

(-23) While spraying at high altitude on a warm day, the aircraft lost altitude, hit a tree and impacted the ground. The pilot stated that during the first spray run after reloading the aircraft that the engine lacked sufficient performance to climb out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE SPRAYING AT HIGH ALTITUDE ON A WARM DAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, HIT A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST SPRAY RUN AFTER RELOADING THE AIRCRAFT THAT THE ENGINE LACKED SUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE TO CLIMB OUT.

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 DEN03LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlendo, WYthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the high density altitude, and the trees.Jun 27, 2003 · Substantial damage