Accident Air Tractor 301 N8793S, Thursday 21 January 1982

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Date:	Thursday 21 January 1982
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Air Tractor 301
Owner/operator:	Spain-air Inc.
Registration:	N8793S
MSN:	301-0195
Year of manufacture:	1979
Total airframe hrs:	2290 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1340
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dos Palos, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Dos Palos, CA (Q38)
Destination airport:	Dos Palos, CA (Q38)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT DECIDED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR AN 8 FOOT CHAIN-LINK FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE PULLED THE DUMP-GATE, CHOPPED THE THROTTLE, AND PUT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO SOFT DIRT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE IT SLID INTO THE FENCE.

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