- Date
- July 25, 1985, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bonita, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23257Air Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850725070509A
- Case key
- 21809
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he was the second of two acft in a formation takeoff and he encountered severe wake turbulence from the other acft (same type). He stated that he dumped his load of chemicals but could not get above the pwr curve and the acft settled into a bean fld while in a three point attitude and flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23257
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0371
- Airframe hours
- 2,075
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Steven W. Mccready
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985
- Departed
- Bonita, 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,228 total · 1,492 in this make and model · 4,228 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °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 N23257 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.