# Accident 19950724045279A: Airtrc AT301, Havre, MT, July 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1995, 17:15 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RTSG
- Location: 48.5597° N, 109.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5597&lon=-109.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3660U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3660U-2009-06-23) (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: 5,347 total, 920 in this make and model, 307 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724045279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. WING CAUGHT IN TALL BARLEY. CARTWHEELED. ROCKER ARM BOSS FAILED IN FATIGUE.

## 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 SEA95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA161), Jul 24, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3660U), Havre, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of power due to a failure of the cylinder head exhaust valve rocker box. The tall crop encountered during the forced landing is a factor.

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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