# Accident 19960626015179A: Airtrc AT301, Ness City, KS, June 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ness City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEDG
- Location: 38.4505° N, 99.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4505&lon=-99.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883S-2021-02-12) (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: 8,526 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED ON SPRAY RUN. ELECTED LAND. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD.INTO WHEAT. NOSED OVER. PROP COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE.

## 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 CHI96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA217), Jun 26, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8883S), Ness City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a counterweight bolt in the propeller for reasons undetermined. Factors were the wet landing area and the encounter with unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.

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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