Air Tractor AT-301A N73089

Summary

On 19 August 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301A registered N73089 was involved in an accident near Shelby, Mississippi, 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.

Date

19 August 1988 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelby, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.9499, -90.7604

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301A

Registration

N73089

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA258

Nobody was injured.

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 ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT DURING THE GROUND ROLL TO TAKEOFF, THE FORWARDMOST OF TWO MAIN GEAR CLAMP BLOCK BOLTS OF THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE GEAR TRAILED AFT. THE INBOARD MAIN GEAR LARGE BOLT FAILED. THE ACFT TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE BOLTS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL BOTH THE FAILED BOLTS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A MAXIMUM OF 600 HRS & A MINIMUM OF 300 HRS, DEPENDING ON THE GENERAL LANDING FIELD CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR OF THE ACFT, BOTH BOLTS HAD ACCUMULATED APRX 670 HRS SINCE REPLACEMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.