Air Tractor AT-301 N23477

Summary

On 11 June 1995 at about 14:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N23477 was involved in an accident near Hoxie, Kansas, 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.

Date

11 June 1995 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hoxie, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.3494, -100.4306

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N23477

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

CHI95LA198

Nobody was injured.

the loss of engine power due to the loose nut on the adjustment screw and the jammed exhaust valve on the number three cylinder. A factor in the accident was the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS EN ROUTE FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES AFTER DEPARTURE. HE STATED THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON ANY OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS OR THROTTLE QUADRANT. THE ENGINE THEN LOST ALL POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NUT (P/N 9294) ON THE ADJUSTING SCREW FOR THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER WAS LOOSE. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE, THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.