- Date
- July 12, 1987, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Baderville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3169NAir Tractor AT301A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870712034469A
- Case key
- 34411
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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
During an aerial application operation, the pilot experienced a violent engine vibration. He reduced power and attempted an emergency ldg. Acft nosed over on landing. The pilot exited aircraft through side window. Acft caught fire and was destroyed. Investigation revealed approximately fourteen inches of propeller blade was missing. Metallurgical examination determined the blade separation resulted from striking an object in the past which resulted in a crack that finally separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3169N
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3010573
- Airframe hours
- 800
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kewanee Ag Service
- Registered owner
- Dan C Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Kewanee, MO
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 600 in this make and model · 6,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.