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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1993 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Adams Flying Service |
| Registration: | N3655G |
| MSN: | 292 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rome, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT BEGAN THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY STARTING HIS TAKEOFF FROM MIDFIELD, RATHER THAN USING ALL OF THE RUNWAY. MOMENTS AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY JETTISONED HIS LOAD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD TO A RICE PADDY. HOWEVER, THE MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK/LEVY, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED. NO ABNORMALITY OF THE ENGINE WAS FOUND, AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93LA179
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 March 1987 | N3655G | Jackson County Spray Co. | 0 | El Dorado, OK | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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