ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376654
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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1985 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT301 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23257 |
| MSN: | 301-0371 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2075 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bonita, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bonita, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED HE WAS THE SECOND OF TWO ACFT IN A FORMATION TAKEOFF AND HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE OTHER ACFT (SAME TYPE). HE STATED THAT HE DUMPED HIS LOAD OF CHEMICALS BUT COULD NOT GET ABOVE THE PWR CURVE AND THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A BEAN FLD WHILE IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED INVERTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LA298
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 2013 | N23257 | R&B Flying | 0 | Lyons, Kansas | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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