OpenAirDocs.org

19950804021859A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Aurora, NE · August 4, 1995

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
August 4, 1995 · 09:45 local
Place
Aurora, NE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
JUDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4543F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA258
Reported as
Airtrc AT401
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,220 total1,600 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
N4543FRegistration cancelled May 11, 2000 · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0787Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine smoke on spray run. Pulled up. Engine quit. Nosed over landing. NR4 cylinder cracked jammed valve.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SMOKE ON SPRAY RUN. PULLED UP. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. NR4 CYLINDER CRACKED JAMMED VALVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAurora, NEthe cracked engine assembly that caused the power loss during a critical phase of flight. Factors associated with this accident were the restricted airplane performance due to the power loss, the airplane's altitude was too low, and remedial action, by, the…Aug 4, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4543F · 2

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

Accident 19980828022369ALow Level Operations · Ottowa Twnsp, MNOn August 28, 1998, at 1845 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-401, N4543F, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground while maneuvering during a swath run. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of…Aug 28, 1998 · DestroyedIncident 19910721040989ILow Level Operations · Aurora, NEEngine lost power on a spraying run. Precautionary landing on road. Found metal particles in the oil screen.Jul 21, 1991 · Minor damage