- Date
- May 17, 1981
- Place
- Pharr, TX · PHARR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8523SAir Tractor AT-301
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810517026909A
- Case key
- 126077
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0977 81/5/17 PHARR,TX AIR TRACTOR AT-301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 13000 TIME - 1820 N8523S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COPOTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHARR,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 25 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PRKING BRAKE ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8523S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Copote
N8523SRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2011 · Air Tractor AT-301Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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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.
Other investigations on N8523S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW95LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLubbock, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the irrigation equipment. A factor was pilot fatigue.NTSB FTW85LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMission, TXAfter a loss of oil pressure the acft was landed downwind. During the precautionary landing across plowed furrows, the rt wing caught in the sugar cane crop and the acft turned to the rt, collapsing the left landing gear and damaging the left wing. The plts…NTSB FTW82DRG32Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMcallen, TXThe pilot reported that the engine failed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it hit a canal bank at the end of the airstrip. According to the operator, the blower section failed which resulted in the loss of power.