- Date
- August 23, 1984, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dexter, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31623Air Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840823049589A
- Case key
- 33780
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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.
Analysis
The engine on the ag-plane lost power during takeoff and the plt began dumping his load as he made a forced landing. Thelanding area available was a flooded rice levee. The acft was landed tailwheel first but when the main gear dug in, the acft nose over. Investigation revealed the #9 cylinder had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31623
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0522
- Airframe hours
- 311
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- James F. Wood, doing business as Wood Flying Service
- Registered owner
- James F. Wood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1983
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,934 total · 310 in this make and model · 3,767 as pilot in command · 204 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.