# NTSB FTW91DRD04: Air Tractor AT 301, N3658T, Lake Providence, LA, May 10, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1991, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Lake Providence, LA
- Coordinates: 32.810928, -91.179969 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8109&lon=-91.1800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW91DRD04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23223/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD04

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND NOSE OVER ON LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

WHILE SEEDING A RICE FIELD THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN.  DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE DISCOVERED AND THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST RUN FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR FUELING AND LOADING THE AIRPLANE STATED THAT THE PILOT WOULD RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE AIRPLANE AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ALWAYS LOW ON FUEL.  THE PILOT CONTRADICTED THAT OBSERVATION REPORTING THAT HE NEVER DEPARTED WITH LESS THAN FULL TANKS.  THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION OF THE ACCIDENT TO FAA OR NTSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3658T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3658T-2024-01-13), registration cancelled 2024-01-13, S/N 301-0323, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT 301
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (registry code 0390203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (registry code 52141, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 301-0323
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: MLV, 8 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910510015479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510015479A), May 10, 1991: Airtrc AT301, Lake Providence, LA, Substantial damage. Crashed and flipped over during a spray run. Indications are fuel exhaustin. Pilot head injury caused amnesia.

## Other investigations on N3658T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA255), Jun 1, 2022: Air Tractor AT-400A (N3658T), Pemberton Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a subsequent loss of control.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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