ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281032
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Stardust Ag Aviation |
| Registration: | N4326S |
| MSN: | 301-0006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10958 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt&Whitney R-1340 S3H1G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lamoni, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lamoni, IA (KLWD) |
| Lamoni, IA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the accident flight was the sixth or seventh aerial application flight that he performed on the day of the accident. He stated that the run-up and takeoff for flight were normal. When he turned toward the intended field of application, he “noticed a lack of performance.' The pilot attempted to restore airplane performance without success. He dumped the load of aerial applicant, and airplane then impacted trees and terrain. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire.
The pilot stated that at the time of the accident the engine instrument indications, which included engine power and propeller speed. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the reason for the airplane's reported lack of performance was not determined.
Probable Cause: A loss of airplane performance for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA354
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4326S
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 1995 | N4326S | Private | 0 | Roberts, ID | |
sub |
| 19 May 1998 | N4326S | Private | 0 | Idaho Falls, ID | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2022 13:45 | AgOps | Added |
| 03-Aug-2022 02:18 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2024 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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