ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378138
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| Date: | Thursday 8 November 1984 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Aerial Spraying Inc |
| Registration: | N8523S |
| MSN: | 301-0135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2400 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 ANI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mission, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pharr, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE THE ACFT WAS LANDED DOWNWIND. DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ACROSS PLOWED FURROWS, THE RT WING CAUGHT IN THE SUGAR CANE CROP AND THE ACFT TURNED TO THE RT, COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE PLTS ATTENTION WAS CAUGHT BY THE SMELL OF HOT OIL DURING THE FLT. THE PLT LATER TOLD FAA INSPECTORS THAT AN OIL RETURN LINE HAD RUPTURED AND HE LANDED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RUBBER OIL LINE (HOSE) HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES; RUDDER INSIDE THE WOVEN STEEL CASING WAS BRITTLE. THE LAST 100 HR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED 3 FLT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1982 | N8523S | Troy Ledbetter | 0 | Mcallen, TX | |
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| 30-Mar-2024 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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