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| Date: | Sunday 27 February 1994 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Casey Flying Service, Inc |
| Registration: | N3652D |
| MSN: | 400-0845 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6383 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-15AT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Widener, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , AR (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AERIAL APPLICATION PILOT LOST CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS WHILE MANEUVERING. EACH FLIGHT WAS TAKING APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. WHEN THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RETURN AT ITS EXPECTED TIME OF RETURN, A CREW WAS DISPATCHED TO THE JOB SITE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND INVERTED AND BURNING. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, A PERSON SAW THE AIRPLANE MANEUVERING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND SAW SMOKE AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY MAINTENANCE ANOMALIES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INITIAL IMPACT CRATER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA086
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 20:58 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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