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Incident

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Elm Creek, NE · June 3, 1996

Date: June 3, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Elm Creek, NE
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: OLNG
Aircraft: N401TH
Reported as: Airtrc AT401
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N401THRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0875 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: during a spray run in a field, the engine lost about 50% power. The pilot pulled the aircraft up, turned the aircraft 180 degrees and made an uneventful landing on a gravel road. No damage was done to the aircraft or other property. The investigation revealed 10:1 blower unit failure. The engine was replaced with an overhauled unit. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING A SPRAY RUN IN A FIELD, THE ENGINE LOST ABOUT 50% POWER. THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR OTHER PROPERTY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED 10:1 BLOWER UNIT FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N401TH · 1

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

Incident 20020810027399INormal Cruise · Oxford, NE(-23) On August 10, 2002, at approximately 1200 CDT, air tractor AT-401, N401TH, experienced minor damage following an emergency landing on a dirt road 4 miles southeast of Oxford, Nebraska. The PIC reported a sudden and significant loss of engine power…Aug 10, 2002 · Minor damage