# Incident 19960603017329I: Airtrc AT401, Elm Creek, NE, June 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Elm Creek, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OLNG
- Location: 40.7201° N, 99.3756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elm Creek, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7201&lon=-99.3756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603017329I

## Narrative

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

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 20020810027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810027399I), Aug 10, 2002: Airtrc AT401 (N401TH), Oxford, NE, Minor damage. (-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…

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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