# Accident 19820103000069A: Airtrc AT301, Greenough, MT, January 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Greenough, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9166° N, 113.4367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenough, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9166&lon=-113.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820103000069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ROAD WITH SNOWBANKS ON SIDE OF ROAD. AIRCRAFT VEERED AND CRASHED INTO SNOWBANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN82DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI09), Jan 3, 1982: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23069), Greenough, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23069 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250806010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250806010719A), Aug 6, 2025: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23069), Davenport, ND, Substantial damage. Pilot departed base of operations at 1940 CDT to conduct aerial application. The PIC completed the application work and noted the left fuel gauge indicated…
- [Accident 19870405008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008359A), Apr 5, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N23069), Conrad, MT, Substantial damage. The aircraft was forced to land after engine failure. Turbocharger damaged by loose washer. One magneto had failed.
- [Accident 19830609024829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024829A), Jun 9, 1983: Airtrc AT301 (N23069), Conrad, MT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on pullup from a spray run. Impacted the ground in a high sink rate. Failed to check fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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