Accident Air Tractor AT-301 N3652B, Wednesday 22 April 1987

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Date:	Wednesday 22 April 1987
Time:	15:30 LT
Type:	Air Tractor AT-301
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N3652B
MSN:	3010264
Total airframe hrs:	2963 hours
Engine model:	P&W R-1340
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dundee, MS - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Dundee, MS
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING DIRECTION AFTER AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER THE ENG QUIT. HE THEN LANDED THE ACFT IN A CREEK DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES THAT WERE IN THE FLIGHT PATH. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: