# Accident 19930818029699A: Airtrc AT301, Dos Palos, CA, August 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1993, 05:30 local time
- Place: Dos Palos, CA
- Airport: Dos Palos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PPZG
- Location: 37.0692° N, 120.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0692&lon=-120.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2330V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2330V-2007-01-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,550 total, 12,750 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930818029699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING TO AIRPORT. COLLIDED WITH IRRIGATION DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE MASTER ROD HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX93LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA327), Aug 18, 1993: Air Tractor AT-301 (N2330V), Dos Palos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING. THE IRRIGATION DITCH WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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