- Date
- August 23, 1985, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Ridge, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3656NAir Tractor AT-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850823047179A
- Case key
- 21835
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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 plt stated the acft 'sagged' (settled) during an aerial application maneuver and he leveled the wings to let it recover. However, he did not add power, flaps, or dump the load of almost 300 gallons of spray material he was carrying since he thought it would regain its lift in a moment. The condition deteriorated even further until impact with the ground occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3656N
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400-0287
- Airframe hours
- 1,253
- Engine
- P&W PT6-15, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John R. Windsor
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1985 · 145 hours before
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,300 total · 3 in this make and model · 6,250 as pilot in command · 348 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- 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.