Air Tractor AT-301 N4359S
13 March 2004 · Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 2004 at about 16:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N4359S was involved in an accident near Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.9020, -93.7026
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N4359S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plain Dealing → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 8,500-hour pilot, initiated his climb after takeoff and the R-1340 radial engine "coughed" and lost power. The pilot stated that the engine regained power but it "was not enough to gain any altitude." Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest upright and a post-impact fire ensued. The reason for the loss of power was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2004 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Donna, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2004 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Waitsburg, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Cambridge, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2004 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States | Robert Ferguson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Coahoma, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | Chuck Paris | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2004 | Bell 206-L1 | Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, United States | American Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Hughes 369D | Zachary, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2004 | Cessna T210N | Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 2004 | Stinson 108-1 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2004 | Grumman G-164B | Mamou, Louisiana, United States | Central Farmers Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2004 | Bell 206-L4 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |