CAMPTI, LA, USA
N3106L
AIR TRACTOR AT-301
THE ACFT CRASH LANDED FROM ABOUT 60 FT AGL AFTER THE ENG QUIT DURING THE END OF A COTTON SPRAYING OPERATION. THE PLT SAID HE JUST DIVED & 'PANCAKED' WHICH SHEARED THE LANDING GEAR. THE REASON FOR THE POWER FILURE IS UNKNOWN. THE PLT SAID HE HAS HAD 20 POWER FAILURES, BLOWN JUGS, CAMSHAFT FAILURES, ETC BECAUSE THESE P&W ENGINES ARE 'TIRED IRON'.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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