- Date
- August 27, 1990, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7318CAir Tractor AT-401
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900827036489A
- Case key
- 22945
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to unknown causes. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.
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 day takeoff with a full tank of chemicals the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The airplane could not continue its initial climb so the pilot decided to land straight ahead. During the landing roll the airplane landing gear sank into the cultivated field and nosed over to the inverted position. No anomalies could be found with the engine. The engine was successfully test run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7318C
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401-0680
- Airframe hours
- 1,575
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bernie C. Parker, doing business as Parker Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Parker Aviation Ser., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1990 · 453 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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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
- 5,156 total · 316 in this make and model · 5,156 as pilot in command · 381 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 126 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.
Other investigations on N7318C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.