Air Tractor AT-301 N3650Z
15 June 1990 · Ulysses, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1990 at about 14:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N3650Z was involved in an accident near Ulysses, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ulysses, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5696, -101.3500
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N3650Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC90LA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT CYLINDER AND STALL/MUSH ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID THAT THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED ON A COUNTY, GRAVEL ROAD; HOWEVER, THE ACFT STALLED AND STRUCK THE ROAD'S SHOULDER, SHORT OF THE ROAD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACKED #1 CYLINDER CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1990 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Corning, Arkansas, United States | REX & Tommy Harmon | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1990 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States | Nicks Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1990 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Mission, Texas, United States | Putz Aero, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Air Crop Care Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1989 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1991 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States | Flying Y Aero, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1990 | Daniels BD-4 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Martin Wallace E. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1990 | Bell UH-1B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1990 | Cessna P210N | Newton, Kansas, United States | Sanford Co. Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1990 | Cessna T210M | Kiowa, Kansas, United States | Kiowa Service Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Boeing 737-300 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1990 | Robert Bressler PITTS S-1E | St. Francis, Kansas, United States | Bressler, Robert W. | Fatal | 1 |