- Date
- August 25, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Addis, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4348SAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830825043869A
- Case key
- 21028
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a forced landing in a plowed field after colliding with a low hanging transmission wire over a field beingsprayed. The plt applied full power after the collision but a damaged and locked up elevator caused excursions of climbing, stalling and diving until the pilot was able to chop power, add flaps and land at the bottom of one of these maneuvers. The acft nosed over due to the soft plowed field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4348S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0060
- Airframe hours
- 2,775
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Miller Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Eunice, LA
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 863 total · 172 in this make and model · 810 as pilot in command · 172 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.