- Date
- June 14, 1986, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Vaiden, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23930Air Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860614024209A
- Case key
- 31654
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that upon landing in a cow pasture he lost directional control of the acft. The acft collided with a vehicle located at the FAR end and off to one side of the pasture. The acft then traveled through a fence and a ditch before coming to rest inverted on a highway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23930
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0465
- Airframe hours
- 1,560
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bob Provine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 3, 1986
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 2,200 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 19 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.
Other investigations on N23930 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.