CLARKSDALE, MS, USA
N1012H
AIR TRACTOR AT-401
THE PLT WAS TURNING DOWNWIND FOR ANOTHER AERIAL APPLICATION PASS WHEN THE ACFT STALLED AND DROPPED INTO A RIGHT WING LOW DESCENT WHICH BECAME ALMOST VERTICAL PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE RADIAL ENGINE WAS BURIED TO A DEPTH OF 4 FT IN THE CULTIVATED SOIL.
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE STALLING AND DESCENDING OUT OF CONTROL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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