WINNESBORO, LA, USA
N4342S
AIR TRACTOR AT-301
THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING THE FIELD DURING ALIGNMENT FOR HIS INITIAL SWATH RUN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT TURNING OFF ANY SWITCHES. HE STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. LATER, WHEN HE RETURNED FROM THE HOSPITAL HE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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