- Date
- August 19, 1987, 08:21 local (13:21 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3159CAir Tractor AT-400A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870819045939A
- Case key
- 22207
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ag pilot pulled up from a swath run while spraying chemicals on cotton and the pt 6A-20A engine in his aircraft exploded. A post accident teardown of the engine revealed the blades of a compressor disk had failed causing a total loss of power. Reason for failure of the blades was not determined. The cotton field was located on the property of the regional airport at Monroe, LA, however, the airplane was not in a position to reach a runway for landing and airspeed was not maintained. This resulted in a hard landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3159C
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400A-0463
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20A, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Brooks Flying Serv. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 5F7 · Monroe, LA
- Airport
- MLU · Monroe Reg.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 3,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.