ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368523
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1989 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Farm Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4448S |
| MSN: | 301-0078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4746 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Hondo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THERE WAS A LOSS OF LIFT THAT RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING DIPPING & CONTACTING THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT ROLLED & FLIPPED OVER. THE PLT BELIEVED THE ACFT HAD ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. HE NOTED THAT A THUNDERSTORM WAS BUILDING IN THE VICINITY.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DRG08
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1982 | N4448S | Burke Flying Service | 0 | Rio Hondo, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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