Accident Air Tractor AT-301 HK-4615, Saturday 12 July 2014
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Date:Saturday 12 July 2014
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT3P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Air Tractor AT-301
Owner/operator:Fumigaray S.A.S
Registration: HK-4615
MSN: 301-0634
Year of manufacture:1985
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1340
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Carepa,Urabá -   Colombia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:SKLC
Destination airport:SKLC
Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed in a field.

Probable cause(s)
The Accident Investigation Group determined that the probable cause that could have caused the shutdown of the power plant in the initial ascent phase was:
- Possible failure of the air-fuel mixture supply system to the engine from the carburetor due to variations in the in-cockpit manifold indicator.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Report number: COL-14-17-GIA
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Twitter ex.N73089.
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK4615%20protected.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

19 August 1988 N73089 Private 0 Shelby, MS sub
26 May 1989 N73089 Longwood Flying Service, Inc. 0 Arcola, MS sub
8 January 2022 HK-4615 Fumigaray 0 Finca Carmen Vargas, Carepa w/o
Collision with pole or wires

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2014 07:10 harro Added
07-Aug-2018 18:15 A.J. Scholten Updated [Source, Embed code, ]
12-Jul-2020 08:02 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Mar-2022 15:54 harro Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, ]

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