- Date
- July 7, 1992, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cotton Plant, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3650NAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920707023949A
- Case key
- 23410
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power. 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 cruise flight the airplane lost total engine power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a soft field. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. Examination of the airplane revealed a failed master rod in the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3650N
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0249
- Airframe hours
- 4,858
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Southern Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Southern Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1992 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 19,900 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 210° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 75 °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.