- Date
- August 7, 1992, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Redwood, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3165AAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920807029779A
- Case key
- 33118
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Probable cause
Improper maintenance of the airplane by an unknown person.
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 agricultural pilot reported that the engine would not develop power and began to run rough. He attempted a forced landing to a soft field and the landing gear and tail empenage were damaged. Examination of the engine revealed the no. 3 cylinder exhaust housing had failed in fatigue through the press fit bushing in the lug bore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3165A
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0544
- Airframe hours
- 3,544
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- James W. Smith
- Registered owner
- James W. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1900 · 143 hours before
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,658 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 119 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 22 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.