Air Tractor AT-301 N7310N
18 July 1987 · Swiftown, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N7310N, operated by Pugh City Flying SER., Inc., was involved in an accident near Swiftown, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Swiftown, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N7310N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pugh City Flying SER., Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA209
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
WHILE SPRAYING COTTON, SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE ACFT & THE PLT ELECTED A FORCED LDG. DURING THE FLARE, THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO RAISE THE NOSE, & THE PLT DISCOVERED THE ENG HAD TOTALLY FAILED. THE ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED ON TOUCH DOWN. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT ASSY, P/N 270458, HAD FAILED AT THE THROUGH BOLT LOCATION OF THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT CHEEK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1987 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Conrad, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Hollandale, Minnesota, United States | Air AG, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Anahuac, Texas, United States | Gulf Coast Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1987 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Lockney, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1987 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Tillar, Arkansas, United States | Robert R. Jacobs. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Niland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-11 | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Kenneth Greer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172I | Ellisville, Mississippi, United States | David L.cutchens | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Air New Orleans | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | Baton Rouge Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Bell 222U | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Memphis Medical Center | No injuries | - |