# NTSB ATL83LA292: Air Tractor AT-301, N4411S, Fairfax, SC, June 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 28, 1983, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Fairfax, SC
- Coordinates: 32.949058, -81.22911 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9491&lon=-81.2291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6139/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA292

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Abrupt maneuver, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411S-1997-12-02), registration cancelled 1997-12-02, S/N 3010071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 301-0071
- Airframe hours: 2020
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830628038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830628038129A), Jun 28, 1983: Airtrc AT301, Fairfax, SC, Substantial damage. Starved engine of fuel by abrupt nose over after jumping a wire. Power not restored in time to avoid ground impact.

## Other investigations on N4411S (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA233), Aug 16, 1997: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The obscured vision of the pilot due to oil covering the windscreen. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a cracked head of one of the cylinders and unsuitable…
- [NTSB ATL80FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG17), Aug 15, 1980: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Ehrhardt, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD35), May 26, 1980: Airtractor AT301 (N4411S), Eunice, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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