- Date
- February 11, 1987, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Colony, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8864SAir Tractor AT-302
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870211002689A
- Case key
- 22174
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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
During a downwind swath run the number one compressor bearing failed in the ltp 101-600-1A engine which resulted in the engine failing completely. During an attempt to turn into the wind for an emergency landing the left wing tip struck the ground and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8864S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-302
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 302-0218
- Airframe hours
- 1,408
- Engine
- Lycoming LTP101-600A1A, 599 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Allin Lawerence, doing business as A & L Aerial Spraying,Inc.
- Registered owner
- A & L Aerial Spraying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1985 · 282 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Eakly, OK
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,200 total · 800 in this make and model · 5,800 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.