- Date
- April 29, 1986, 10:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bruceville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3660YAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860429017709A
- Case key
- 13349
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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.
Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. During the collision the rt wing tip separated from the acft and the acft rolled hitting the ground with the rt wing first which started a cartwheel. Investigation revealed that the acft was 216 lbs over gross weight at the time of the accident. The plt said he incorrectly judged the rolling terrain which he found he could not outclimb.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3660Y
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0338
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1985 · 400 hours before
- Departed
- KLEI · Vincennes, IN
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 4,600 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.