Air Tractor AT301 N3652B
22 April 1987 · Dundee, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT301 registered N3652B, operated by Eugene M. Bobo, was involved in an accident near Dundee, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dundee, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5102, -90.4492
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT301
- Registration
- N3652B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eugene M. Bobo
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dundee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 PLT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING DIRECTION AFTER AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER THE ENG QUIT. HE THEN LANDED THE ACFT IN A CREEK DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES THAT WERE IN THE FLIGHT PATH. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Atmore, Alabama, United States | Billy R. Parker | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | El Dorado, Oklahoma, United States | Jackson County Spray Co. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Weslaco, Texas, United States | James B. Skalitsky | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Santa Rosa, Texas, United States | Larry Skalitsky | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States | Nick's Flying Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Thomas R.summersill, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-11 | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Kenneth Greer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172I | Ellisville, Mississippi, United States | David L.cutchens | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Air New Orleans | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | Baton Rouge Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Bell 222U | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Memphis Medical Center | No injuries | - |