- Date
- April 22, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dundee, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3652BAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870422010779A
- Case key
- 31899
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that when reversing direction after an aerial application maneuver the eng quit. He then landed the acft in a creek due to insufficient altitude to clear trees that were in the flight path. Upon touchdown the acft nosed over and came to rest inverted. Inspection of the acft revealed no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction. No determination could be made as to the reason for the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3652B
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3010264
- Airframe hours
- 2,963
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Eugene M. Bobo
- Registered owner
- Eugene M. Bobo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Dundee, MS
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,770 total · 115 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 35 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 N3652B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.