# Accident 19950804021859A: Airtrc AT401, Aurora, NE, August 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JUDG
- Location: 40.8598° N, 97.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8598&lon=-97.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4543F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4543F-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,220 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950804021859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI95LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA258), Aug 4, 1995: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4543F), Aurora, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N4543F (2)

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

- [Accident 19980828022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022369A), Aug 28, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N4543F), Ottowa Twnsp, MN, Destroyed. On 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…
- [Incident 19910721040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721040989I), Jul 21, 1991: Airtrc AT401 (N4543F), Aurora, NE, Minor damage. Engine lost power on a spraying run. Precautionary landing on road. Found metal particles in the oil screen.

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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