ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353649
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 1998 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N73080 |
| MSN: | 400-0639 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4171 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aztec, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , NM (Q19) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had flown the aerial application flight for 12 minutes when he began to 'get oil on [the] windshield, and [began] losing oil pressure'. A precautionary landing ensued. During the landing roll, the right wing struck a tree. The airplane spun around and slid aideways, collapsing the left landing gear. The left wing was also 'wrinkled.' The pilot said he found the oil dipstick had not been secured.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. Factors were the unsecured oil dipstick, the loss of engine oil pressure necessitating a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain, and the collision with the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99TA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 October 1996 | N73080 | Patterson Air Farming | 0 | Sylvester, GA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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