Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87LA142

DUNDEE, MS, USA

Aircraft #1

N3652B

Air Tractor AT301

Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING DIRECTION AFTER AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER THE ENG QUIT. HE THEN LANDED THE ACFT IN A CREEK DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES THAT WERE IN THE FLIGHT PATH. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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