- Date
- July 26, 1992, 12:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- Dekalb, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3167YAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920726027889A
- Case key
- 23404
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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 the initial right climbing turn after takeoff from a private grass strip, the pilot noticed an engine RPM drop of approximately 100. The drop did not occur during cruise. The pilot reported that he made one spray pass and during the turning maneuver the airplane would not maintain altitude and the engine did not produce full power. The airplane impacted trees and terrain. Post crash fire destroyed the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3167Y
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0559
- Airframe hours
- 3,173
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Tedder Aviation Corporation
- Registered owner
- Tedder Aviation Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 4, 1992 · 402 hours before
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 350 in this make and model · 5,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.