- Date
- July 2, 1978
- Place
- Bartlesville, OK · BARTLESVILLE, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4430SAir Tractor 301
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780702041159A
- Case key
- 140359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3934 78/7/2 NR.BARTLESVILLE,OK AIR TRACTOR 301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 20000 TIME - 0900 N4430S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKING CHAIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARTLESVILLE,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 850 REMARKS- MAG LOST BEARINGS SPRAYING BRUSH.BENDIX SB9RN,S/N 175083.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4430S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor 301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rocking Chair
N4430SRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4430S · 1
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