# Accident 19970613046779A: Airtrc AT400A, Black Oak, AR, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 16:04 local time
- Place: Black Oak, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1405° N, 90.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1405&lon=-90.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3161J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3161J-2004-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613046779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN OFF STRIP LANDING IN FIELD. THE ENGINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE DISASSEMBLED JULY 10, 1997, AT PRO-TURBINES IN HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

## 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 FTW97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA223), Jun 13, 1997: Air Tractor AT-400A (N3161J), Black Oak, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to compressor turbine blade failure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for 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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