- Date
- July 11, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Campti, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3106LAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22142
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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
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft crash landed from about 60 ft AGL after the eng quit during the end of a cotton spraying operation. The plt said he just dived & 'pancaked' which sheared the landing gear. The reason for the power filure is unknown. The plt said he has had 20 power failures, blown jugs, camshaft failures, etc because these p&w engines are 'tired iron'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3106L
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0476
- Airframe hours
- 1,010
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 800 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mavrick Spraying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1986 · 168 hours before
- Airport
- Campti
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 480 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHV, 30 nm away