Air Tractor 301 N8865S
14 March 1987 · Oluskee, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1987 at about 13:45 local time, a Air Tractor 301 registered N8865S was involved in an accident near Oluskee, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oluskee, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6392, -99.3090
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 301
- Registration
- N8865S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oluskee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87DPJ04
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER 9 CYLINDER HEAD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1987 | Air Tractor 301A | Hollis, Oklahoma, United States | Kenneth Jackson | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1988 | Air Tractor 301 | Circleville, Texas, United States | Graham Addison | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Air Tractor 301 | Prescott, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1989 | Air Tractor 301 | Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States | Kirk, David T. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1989 | Air Tractor 301 | Lonoke, Arkansas, United States | Tidwell Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1990 | Air Tractor 301A | Foreman, Arkansas, United States | Thomas W. MAY | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1987 | Cessna P206B | Hooker, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Jet Away of Lawton | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1987 | Cessna 150 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1987 | Cessna 182 | Fargo, Oklahoma, United States | Ferris Wooton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Laverne, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |