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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1997 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4411S |
| MSN: | 301-0071 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5450 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waynesboro, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (KBXG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA233
History of this aircraft
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| 28 June 1983 | N4411S | Private | 0 | Fairfax, SC | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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