- Date
- June 4, 1980
- Place
- Flora, MS · FLORA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3648YAir Tractor AT301
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800604017609A
- Case key
- 131195
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0646 80/6/4 NR.FLORA,MS AIR TRACTOR AT301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7200 TIME - 1500 N3648Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLORA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6500 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 350
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3648Y
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3648YRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2013 · Aerostar International RX 8Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.