- Date
- May 26, 1981
- Place
- Foreman, AR · FOREMAN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4323SAir Tractor AT-300
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810526028509A
- Case key
- 126318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0964 81/5/26 FOREMAN,AR AIR TRACTOR AT-300 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2829 TIME - 1830 N4323S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREMAN,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2232 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 320 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- EVENING SUN REFLECTED OFF WTR STANDING IN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4323S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4323SRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-300Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-300Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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