# Incident 19910721040989I: Airtrc AT401, Aurora, NE, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JUDG
- Location: 40.8639° N, 98.0070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-98.0070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4543F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4543F-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 680 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721040989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON A SPRAYING RUN. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN THE OIL SCREEN.

## Other reports on N4543F (2)

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

- [Accident 19980828022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022369A), Aug 28, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N4543F), Ottowa Twnsp, MN, Destroyed. On August 28, 1998, at 1845 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-401, N4543F, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the…
- [Accident 19950804021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950804021859A), Aug 4, 1995: Airtrc AT401 (N4543F), Aurora, NE, Substantial damage. Engine smoke on spray run. Pulled up. Engine quit. Nosed over landing. NR4 cylinder cracked jammed valve.

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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