- Date
- April 30, 1985, 09:09 local (16:09 UTC)
- Place
- Weston, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3652FAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850430015069A
- Case key
- 40067
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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 this aerial application flight the aircraft clipped a tree and then impacted with the ground. The pilot was seriously injured when the stitching on the shoulder harness failed and the pilot was thrown forward.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3652F
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0267
- Airframe hours
- 2,258
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 1,340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Larry E. Denton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1984 · 304 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,320 total · 154 in this make and model · 1,809 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.