Air Tractor 301 N2361C
14 June 1991 · Greenville, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1991 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Tractor 301 registered N2361C, operated by Clark, DON, was involved in an accident near Greenville, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3803, -91.0509
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor 301
- Registration
- N2361C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clark, DON
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA91LA163
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER AND THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A SPRAY PASS THE NO. 1 CYL CRACKED ACROSS THE TOP FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE OTHER. THE ENG SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR TREES, THE ACFT STALLED, LANDED HARD IN A FIELD, THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ENG WAS OVERHAULED 1,050 HRS EARLIER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor 301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1990 | Air Tractor 301A | Foreman, Arkansas, United States | Thomas W. MAY | 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 | - |
| 17 Feb 1988 | Air Tractor 301 | Circleville, Texas, United States | Graham Addison | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1987 | Air Tractor 301 | Oluskee, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1995 | Air Tractor 301 | Dyer, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1991 | Cessna 150G | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Ealy, Richard H | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1991 | Cessna 182Q | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | J.o.p., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1991 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Avon, Mississippi, United States | Longwood Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1991 | Glassair SH-2TD | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | Herron, King D | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1991 | Cessna 152 | Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States | Central Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1991 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States | Flying Y Aero, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |