- Date
- June 9, 1983, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Valley, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5071SAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830609024909A
- Case key
- 6091
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,carburetor - crackedCause
Fuel system,carburetor - leakCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The eng quit at 200 ft AGL as the plt was returning to a strip. A forced landing was made in a wheat field & the acft rolled through a narrow tree line. The carb float was found cracked & leaking.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5071S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0112
- Airframe hours
- 2,560
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Southern Crop Service
- Registered owner
- King & Tennille
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 12, 1983 · 97 hours before
N5071SRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-301Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 751 in this make and model · 4,438 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.