- Date
- November 1, 1986, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hennessey, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7309DSnow AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861101053379A
- Case key
- 22173
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
In flight collision with object
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with a street sign during takeoff. Unablt to maintain flight, the plt landed the acft in a field collapsing the right landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7309D
- Reported as
- Snow AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0642
- Airframe hours
- 139
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Dal Pribyl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1986
- Airport
- OK63
N7309DRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 26,576 total · 2,066 in this make and model · 24,500 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.