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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 2011 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-503A |
| Owner/operator: | McCRAW MATERIALS LLC |
| Registration: | N503AD |
| MSN: | 503A-0147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Telephone, Fannin County, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Telephone, TX |
| Telephone, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude on an agricultural application flight when the left wing stalled, the nose dropped, and the airplane descended to the ground. The airplane impacted trees and terrain, and came to rest upright about 450 feet from the initial impact location. There was substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, tail surfaces and all control surfaces. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2011 08:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Apr-2011 09:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2021 18:11 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Country, ] |
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