- Date
- August 27, 1982, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alvin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3657JAir Tractor AT-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820827054419A
- Case key
- 69757
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,filter - blocked(total)Cause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Ground loop/swerve - intentionalCause
Airspeed - excessiveFactor
Analysis
The pilot had finished spraying a field and was surveying another field for his next day operation when the aircraft engine flamed out. He landed the aircraft in a soybean field and ground-looped the aircraft to prevent hitting trees at the edge of the field. The pilot stated that the "fuel filter was stopped up".
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3657J
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4000315
- Airframe hours
- 415
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-15AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Everidge Bros. Aero Farming In
- Registered owner
- Everidge Bros. Aero Farming In
- Departed
- Alvin, TX
- Destination
- Alvin, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,417 total · 400 in this make and model · 6,167 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 181 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.