- Date
- August 17, 1982, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Leachville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2321VSnow AT-301A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820817039289A
- Case key
- 71398
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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
The pilot stated that while he was in the procedure turnaround for the third swath run. He lost elevator control. The aircraft impacted the ground and cartwheeled. Investigation revealed that the bolt connecting the elevator horn assembly and the elevator actuator tube had fallen out. Examination of the bolt indicated that the nut had backed off the threads. The assembly calls for a self-locking nut. There had been no recent maintenance performed in this area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2321V
- Reported as
- Snow AT-301A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 368
- Airframe hours
- 518
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Farmers Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Farmers Flying Service
- Departed
- Manila, AR
- Destination
- Manila, AR
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 600 in this make and model · 10,700 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 190 °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 N2321V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.