- Date
- March 22, 1982, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Spearman, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2326SSnow AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820322004779A
- Case key
- 72663
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
When the aircraft lost power after spraying crops the pilot executed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed that an induction hose had failed and blocked the carburetor. A service letter relating to this problem had not been complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2326S
- Reported as
- Snow AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-381
- Airframe hours
- 268
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Sparks Bros.
- Registered owner
- Sparks Bros.
- Departed
- Spearman, TX
- Destination
- Spearman, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 264 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
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 N2326S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.