Accident Air Tractor AT-301 N8865S, Saturday 14 March 1987

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Date:	Saturday 14 March 1987
Time:	08:45 LT
Type:	Air Tractor AT-301
Owner/operator:	Jackson County Spray Serv.,inc
Registration:	N8865S
MSN:	301-0219
Total airframe hrs:	2429 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oluskee, OK - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Oluskee, OK (FO0)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER 9 CYLINDER HEAD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: