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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Farnsworth, TX · June 8, 2013

Date: June 8, 2013 · 19:00 local
Place: Farnsworth, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: TYWG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4421S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA341
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine: Pratt And Whitney R1340
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,629 total30 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

N4421SRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0081 Airframe 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.

On June 8, 2013, at 1900 local, Air tractor AT-301, bearing the registration number N4421S, impacted terrain while circling for a survey pass. The pilot stated he was losing power and altitude. The aircraft was being operated under visual flight rules in aerial application. The aircraft sustained major damage to the propeller and both wings. The pilot was uninjured. The flight origniated from a private field in Farnsworth, Texas.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 2013, AT 1900 LOCAL, AIR TRACTOR AT-301, BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N4421S, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE CIRCLING FOR A SURVEY PASS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOSING POWER AND ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES IN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGNIATED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD IN FARNSWORTH, TEXAS.

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 CEN13LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarnsworth, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination revealed no anomalies.Jun 9, 2013 · Substantial damage