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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Rudyard, MT · June 2, 1982

Date: June 2, 1982 · 06:30 local
Place: Rudyard, MT
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4403S
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN82DTI13
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total1,100 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N4403SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0063 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

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What happened

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Crash occurred during emergency landing atttemp engine quit due to water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTTEMP ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN82DTI13Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRuyard, MTThe aircraft was refueled prior to takeoff. The pilot reported that the takeoff was normal until about 75 ft off the runway when the engine quit. During a forced landing, the plane touched down in a 3-point attitude, bounced, and then hit the ground in a nose…Jun 2, 1982 · Substantial damage