- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Place
- Elsa, TX · ELSA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4412SAir Tractor AT-301
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790613022419A
- Case key
- 135397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2212 79/6/13 ELSA,TX AIR TRACTOR AT-301 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1945 N4412S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 44, 15520 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEAL AIR STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDCOUCA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4412S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Neal Air Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.