- Date
- April 22, 1992, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Almyra, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4430SAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920422010599A
- Case key
- 18481
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper judgement of the descent rate and his inadequate pull up at the bottom.
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
The pilot stated that as he came out of a turn and descended to spraying altitude the airplane impacted the ground. The operator stated there was no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4430S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0090
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kagebein, Lonnie L.
- Registered owner
- Kagebein, Lonnie L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 219 in this make and model · 470 as pilot in command · 227 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N4430S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.