ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385736
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 2001 |
| Time: | 20:25 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | H And H Flying Co. |
| Registration: | N23672 |
| MSN: | 301-0413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4639 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Finley, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Finley, TN |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses stated that the agricultural sprayer aircraft approached the landing strip from the north, turned westward, and then southward , apparently entering the landing pattern. At about the midfield position at about 350 feet agl, on a downwind leg, the aircraft pitched up an additional 200 to 300 feet with no increase of power, although the engine sounded steady and normal. At the top of the climb, the aircraft went into a bank, the nose dropped through vertically toward the ground, and the aircraft impacted the terrain in a steep diving attitude. FAA inspectors reported the engine, it's controls, and all components appeared operational, precrash. Flight control continuity could only be confirmed from each control surface to a point 3 feet behind the cockpit because of impact damage. No part of the airframe was missing at the crash site. Eradication Foundation reports revealed the aircraft and pilot flew 6 trips for a total of 7.6 hours, applying 183 gallons of malathion on 2131 acres prior to the accident. Autopsy and toxicological findings revealed nothing causal.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft altitude control while on downwind leg of the landing pattern, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA166
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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