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| Date: | Friday 20 June 1997 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23728 |
| MSN: | 301-0424 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4684 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Labelle, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After reloading to apply fertilizer to a sugar cane field, the pilot took off and made a swath run. During a turn-around maneuver for the second swath, at about 200 yards away from the field and 50 feet above the ground, the airplane began sinking rapidly. The pilot added full power, and the airplane mushed into the ground. The airplane hit a levee, nosed over, and came to rest about 100 feet into the sugar cane field.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/mush and collision with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA087
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 14:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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