- Date
- June 2, 1986, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Darling, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8569SAir AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860602021609A
- Case key
- 31645
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Maneuver - attemptedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Stall - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The plt stated that during an aerial application swath run he attempted to go around a telephone wire. The acft stalled, hit the ground and was destroyed by post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8569S
- Reported as
- Air AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0149
- Airframe hours
- 2,240
- Engine
- P&W R1340 SERIES, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Carol Champion
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985
- Departed
- MMS · Marks, MS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,344 total · 2,344 in this make and model · 2,271 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 45 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.