ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373387
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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 1987 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT301 |
| Owner/operator: | Jackson County Spray Co. |
| Registration: | N3655G |
| MSN: | 292 |
| Engine model: | P&W R985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Dorado, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | El Dorado, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF FROM A COUNTY ROAD, BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND A POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM HAD BEEN MODIFIED AND THE CARBURETOR FLAPPER VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW87DPJ06
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 1993 | N3655G | Adams Flying Service | 0 | Rome, MS | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 12:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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