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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Vidrine, LA · April 21, 2017

Date: April 21, 2017 · 12:50 local
Place: Vidrine, LA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: SIRG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N653LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA165
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,654 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N653LARegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2021 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0653 · Built 2002 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft completed arial application pass with a heading of 180 degrees south, pulled up to gain altitude for next application pass. Aircraft made slight right turn then began turning left and engine flamed out. Attemps to restart engine failed. Aircraft made a forced landing in a rice field with a heading of 90 dergrees contacting two levees coming to rest upright on a third levee.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ARIAL APPLICATION PASS WITH A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES SOUTH, PULLED UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE FOR NEXT APPLICATION PASS. AIRCRAFT MADE SLIGHT RIGHT TURN THEN BEGAN TURNING LEFT AND ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ATTEMPS TO RESTART ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD WITH A HEADING OF 90 DERGREES CONTACTING TWO LEVEES COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON A THIRD LEVEE.

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 CEN17LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVidrine, LAThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Apr 21, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N653LA · 1

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

Accident 20200421008739ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Mamou, LAAircraft was on takeoff roll with 4000 lbs. Fertilizer on board. Aircraft gear struck a divot in the dirt runway bouncing aircraft Air borne. Aircraft remained in ground effect without required power to gain altitude. Wingtip struck known object forcing…Apr 21, 2020 · Substantial damage