Air Tractor AT-301 N3655G

Summary

On 4 August 2013 at about 14:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N3655G, operated by Pro-Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Simmesport, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2013 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Simmesport, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.9809, -91.8105

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N3655G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pro-Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hamburg → Simmesport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA472

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper airplane pitch control while maneuvering at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing aerial application of chemicals to a field when the airplane began to settle during a low-altitude turn. The settling was consistent with flight at a high angle-of-attack or high drag condition, and the airplane may have been near or at its stall speed. The pilot was unable to recover from the descent so he made an emergency landing during which the airplane impacted an embankment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.