N731SM
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 22, 1985Accident
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN THE ACFT BEGAN TO MUSH. THE ACFT WAS OVER TALL CORN AND DESPITE THE USE OF FULL POWER IT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE ACFT FLEW ABOUT ONE MILE IN THE SEMI-STALLED CONDITION AND THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PLT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE CHEMICAL LOAD BUT THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE CORN AND CRASHED. DENSITY ALT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 4800 FT.
- January 28, 1981Accident
Misjudged Altitude And Clearance