- Date
- October 22, 1976
- Place
- La Feria, TX · LA FERIA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4343SAir Tractor AT-301
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761022037219A
- Case key
- 156310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3535 76/10/22 LA FERIA,TX AIR TRACTOR AT-301 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 760 TIME - 1000 N4343S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS FRESNOS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- DURING FORMATION FLT ACFT DOVE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. STALLED DURING RECOVERY FROM DIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4343S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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