Air Tractor AT-301 N4411S

Summary

On 16 August 1997 at about 01:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N4411S was involved in an accident near Waynesboro, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1997 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesboro, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.0910, -82.0109

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-301

Registration

N4411S

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

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA97LA233

1 person had minor injuries.

The obscured vision of the pilot due to oil covering the windscreen. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a cracked head of one of the cylinders and unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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After completion of spray application while returning to the departure airport, the engine experienced a partial loss of power and engine oil began covering the windscreen. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a road but during the landing roll, the airplane drifted off the road into a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed that the head of the No. 1 cylinder was cracked from one spark plug hole to the other.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.