Snow AT-301A N2321V

Summary

On 17 August 1982 at about 20:45 local time, a Snow AT-301A registered N2321V, operated by Farmers Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Leachville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 August 1982 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Leachville, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.9207, -90.2501

Aircraft

Snow AT-301A

Registration

N2321V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Farmers Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manila → Manila

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA336

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS IN THE PROCEDURE TURNAROUND FOR THE THIRD SWATH RUN. HE LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BOLT CONNECTING THE ELEVATOR HORN ASSEMBLY AND THE ELEVATOR ACTUATOR TUBE HAD FALLEN OUT. EXAMINATION OF THE BOLT INDICATED THAT THE NUT HAD BACKED OFF THE THREADS. THE ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR A SELF-LOCKING NUT. THERE HAD BEEN NO RECENT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN THIS AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.