- Date
- July 18, 1978
- Place
- Ridgely, TN · RIDGELY, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4422SAir Tractor AT301
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780718019239A
- Case key
- 140245
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2609 78/7/18 RIDGELY,TN AIR TRACTOR AT301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1929 TIME - 0930 N4422S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIDGELY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIDGELY,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL BRAKE MASTER CYL FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4422S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ridgely
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4422S · 1
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