# Accident 19950611020479A: Airtrc AT301, Hoxie, KS, June 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1995, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hoxie, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3494° N, 100.4306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3494&lon=-100.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23477, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23477-2025-12-06) (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: 5,630 total, 700 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611020479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY SIGHT. STRUCK A DITCH LANDING. NOSED OVER LOOSE CYLINDER ADJUSTING SCREW. VALVE STUCK.

## 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 CHI95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA198), Jun 11, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23477), Hoxie, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the loose nut on the adjustment screw and the jammed exhaust valve on the number three cylinder. A factor in the accident was the ditch.

## Other reports on N23477 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930723028239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723028239I), Jul 23, 1993: Airtrc AT301 (N23477), Hoxie, KS, Minor damage. Pilot stated he landed only a little harder than normal. Right main gear broke.

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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