- Date
- September 13, 1987, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hollis, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3651DAir Tractor 301A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870913051589A
- Case key
- 22180
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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 an aerial application cleanup run, the aircraft's wing collided with a pole and sheared off the outboard five feet. The aircraft then collided with the ground out of control. Exam of the engine and airframe did not disclose any pre-existing failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3651D
- Reported as
- Air Tractor 301A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-02
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kenneth Jackson, doing business as Jackson Aerial Spraying
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Hollis, 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 30,000 total · 6,500 in this make and model · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HBR, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.