# Accident 19850812038499A: Airtrc AT301, Oakley, KS, August 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Oakley, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1200° N, 100.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1200&lon=-100.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8541S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8541S-2024-12-21) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,940 total, 1,376 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812038499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDING GEAR STRUCK A FENCE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING FLIPPING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC85LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA184), Aug 13, 1985: Air Tractor AT301 (N8541S), Oakley, KS, substantial damage

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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