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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Simmesport, LA · August 4, 2013

Date: August 4, 2013 · 09:20 local
Place: Simmesport, LA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PAQG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3655G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA472
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 589 total348 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3655GRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0292 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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Aircraft was in a turn and stalled. Tried to recover and made an emergency landing straight ahead.

Aircraft hit railroad embankment and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TURN AND STALLED. TRIED TO RECOVER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD.

AIRCRAFT HIT RAILROAD EMBANKMENT AND WAS DESTROYED.

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 CEN13LA472Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSimmesport, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper airplane pitch control while maneuvering at an altitude that was too low for recovery.Aug 4, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3655G · 3

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

Accident 19930820029869AForced/Precautionary Landing · Rome, MSReport powerloss on initial climbout. Force landed. Hit rice levee. No engine anomalies found. Took off midfield.Aug 20, 1993 · Substantial damage Accident 19870322007129ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · El Dorado, OKCollided with a tree while attempting a takeoff from a country road. Engine malfunction. Carburetor valve stuck.Mar 22, 1987 · Substantial damage Incident 19810401025279ILow Level Operations · Hobe Sound, FLEngine lost power on third spray run. Pilot dumped spray and landed on road. Left gear hit hole and nosed up.Apr 1, 1981 · Minor damage