# Accident 19950712018419A: Airtrc AT301, Grygla, MN, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Grygla, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KHFG
- Location: 48.2903° N, 95.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2903&lon=-95.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8673S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8673S-2006-08-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 5,700 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712018419A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO GROUND IMPACT CLEARING TREES TO BEGIN SPRAY RUN. HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT WIND. FAILED CHECK SETTLING. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING OVER TREES TO FLARE POSITION TO BEGIN SWATH PATH ON FIELD. PILOT REPORTED ENTERING "DEAD" AIR. AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN FIELD. TEMP 90 DEGREES, WIND 5 MPH. PILOT DID NOT KNOW AIRSPEED OR ENGINE RPM. HE OPERATES BY FEEL.

## 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 CHI95LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA219), Jul 12, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8673S), Grygla, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SPRAY RUN. A FACTOR WAS TURBULENCE DUE TO THE DIFFERENT AIR TEMPERATURES OF ADJOINING TERRAIN.

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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