# NTSB FTW82DA101: Snow AT-301, N2326S, Spearman, TX, March 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 22, 1982, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Spearman, TX
- Coordinates: 36.190704, -101.190818 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1907&lon=-101.1908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72663/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA101

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - induction air control,linkage - separation (cause)
  - maintenance,service bulletin/letter - not performed, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - blocked(partial) (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2326S-2005-09-27), registration cancelled 2005-09-27, S/N 301-0381, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW AT-301
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 301-381
- Airframe hours: 268
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820322004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004779A), Mar 22, 1982: Airtrc AT301, Spearman, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing. Induction hose, P/N50224-1, had collapsed causing engine failure

## Other investigations on N2326S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA224), Jul 26, 2002: Air Tractor AT-301 (N2326S), Malta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The probable cause of this accident was fuel exhaustion, due to a failure to properly compute initial fuel quantity and/or fuel consumption.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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