- Date
- June 28, 1983, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fairfax, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4411SAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830628038129A
- Case key
- 6139
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft mushed into the ground after the engine quit from negative g forces imposed by the pilot after clearing a fenceduring a swath run. After the engine lost power due to the temporary fuel starvation the pilot managed to clear some trees and mush into the ground. The pilot was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4411S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0071
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jack A. Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Sycamore, SC
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4411S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.