# Accident 20130804015659A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Simmesport, LA, August 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2013, 09:20 local time
- Place: Simmesport, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PAQG
- Location: 30.9809° N, 91.8105° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9809&lon=-91.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3655G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3655G-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total, 348 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804015659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

AIRCRAFT HIT RAILROAD EMBANKMENT AND WAS DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA472), Aug 4, 2013: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3655G), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airplane pitch control while maneuvering at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

## Other reports on N3655G (3)

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

- [Accident 19930820029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820029869A), Aug 20, 1993: Airtrc AT301 (N3655G), Rome, MS, Substantial damage. Report powerloss on initial climbout. Force landed. Hit rice levee. No engine anomalies found. Took off midfield.
- [Accident 19870322007129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322007129A), Mar 22, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N3655G), El Dorado, OK, Substantial damage. Collided with a tree while attempting a takeoff from a country road. Engine malfunction. Carburetor valve stuck.
- [Incident 19810401025279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401025279I), Apr 1, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N3655G), Hobe Sound, FL, Minor damage. Engine lost power on third spray run. Pilot dumped spray and landed on road. Left gear hit hole and nosed up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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