- Date
- July 14, 1987, 16:02 local (21:02 UTC)
- Place
- Anahuac, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N36503Air Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870714034649A
- Case key
- 22192
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was substantially damaged when it encountered soft terrain and flipped over during a forced landing. The forced landing was executed following a complete loss of eng power during a swath run on an aerial application flight. The cause of the eng failure was not determined during the investigation. The eng had made a popping sound and smoke had come from the area of # 1 & 2 cylinders. The acft had a total time of 1794 hours with 829 hours since overhaul. The acft wreckage was disposed of before an eng teardown was accomplished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36503
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0258
- Airframe hours
- 1,794
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Gulf Coast Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Gulf Coast Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1987 · 198 hours before
- Departed
- TOO · Anahuac, TX
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,700 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 200 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.