- Date
- August 6, 1981
- Place
- Manning, SC · MANNING, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4358SAir Tractor AT-301
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810806047799A
- Case key
- 124991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1631 81/8/6 MANNING,SC AIR TRACTOR AT-301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N4358S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 29, 8900 TOTAL HOURS, 209 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG-AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANNING,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- L WING OVERLAPPING 3FT TALL SOYBEANS DRG TKOF.AT LIFT-OFF,L WING DROPPED INTO SOYBEANS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4358S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag-Air
FAA reports on this event · 1
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