- Date
- March 22, 1987, 09:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- El Dorado, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3655GAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870322007129A
- Case key
- 22178
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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 pilot stated that during takeoff from a county road, black smoke started coming out of the engine exhaust. The aircraft then collided with a tree and a post causing substantial damage. It was found that the carburetor heat system had been modified and the carburetor flapper valve was stuck in the closed position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3655G
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 292
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jackson County Spray Co.
- Registered owner
- Jackson County Spraying Svc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- El Dorado, 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 290 in this make and model · 190 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3655G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.