ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134096
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1996 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Farm Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8563S |
| MSN: | 301-0146 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6301 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Clair, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the aircraft maneuvering and heard an engine power reduction. The aircraft then descended in a nose down attitude and crashed. There was evidence that the aircraft impacted in a relatively slow speed, but with power being provided to the propeller. Postcrash examination of the aircraft structure, flight controls, engine, and propeller did not reveal any pre-crash failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA226
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 1991 | N8563S | Flying Y Aero, Inc. | 0 | Tutwiler, MS | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 19:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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