# Accident 19940723019589A: Airtrc AT301, Eckelson, ND, July 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1994, 06:45 local time
- Place: Eckelson, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JOCG
- Location: 46.9380° N, 98.3331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckelson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9380&lon=-98.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7301Y-1999-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940723019589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE WITH GEAR ON FINAL SPRAY RUN. IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 CHI94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA241), Jul 23, 1994: Air Tractor AT-301 (N7301Y), Eckelson, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire. A factor associated with the accident is the transmission wire.

## Other reports on N7301Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19980703015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980703015869A), Jul 3, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N7301Y), Langdon, ND, Substantial damage. Acft was involved in a aerial application when the engine quit, landed hard, nosed over, came to rest inverted. (-23) operator departed Langdon airport to…

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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