- Date
- June 8, 1985, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marianna, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5078SSnow AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608026159A
- Case key
- 33959
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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
After departing the ag strip the plt rptd a vibrating engine which shook violently until finally quitting. The plt responded with an emergency landing attempt to a plowed bean field. The acft impacted the soft terrain at a high rate of speed where the acft flipped over inverted. Theacft commenced to burn after impact, which totally consumed the acft structure. Inspection of the acft engine found a broken number one cylinder connection rod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5078S
- Reported as
- Snow AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AT301-0115
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340 AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jackie Frost
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 27, 1985
- Departed
- 6M7 · Marianna, AR
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,794 total · 878 in this make and model · 1,738 as pilot in command · 117 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 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.