- Date
- January 29, 1986, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbert, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N5218SAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860129002769A
- Case key
- 22132
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On January 29, 1986, an airtractor AT310, N5218S, owned by halcom flying service, was substantially damaged due to a fire which occurred during an attempted engine start. N5218S was to be flown to another location for maintenance purposes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5218S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3010124
- Airframe hours
- 1,900
- Engine
- P&W 1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- S. L. Holcomb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- Hokomb'S Flying Service, runway 36, 4,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,800 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,600 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 71 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.