Air Tractor AT-301 N3649B

Summary

On 2 July 1994 at about 12:05 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N3649B was involved in an accident near Smithville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 July 1994 at 12:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Smithville, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.9010, -84.2505

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N3649B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL94LA128

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT HAD STARTED HIS THIRD SWATH RUN WHEN THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER FAILED. OIL WAS SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM HAVING FORWARD VISION. THE PILOT SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA AND ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH. BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED FORWARD VISIBILITY, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE INTENDED TOUCH DOWN POINT, AND ROLLED INTO A STAND OF TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER HEAD HAD FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHO RECOVERED THE AIRPLANE, THE CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS TYPICAL OF MOST HEAD FAILURES HE HAD SEEN ON OTHER R-1340 ENGINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.