# Accident 19970825024229A: Airtrc AT400, Sudan, TX, August 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sudan, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.0606° N, 102.5207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0606&lon=-102.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3654G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3654G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825024229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) ENGINE FAILURE DURING APPROACH INTO FIELD FOR SPRAY PASS.

## 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 FTW97LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA321), Aug 25, 1997: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3654G), Sudan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of a compressor turbine blade. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N3654G (1)

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

- [Incident 20100702037409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702037409I), Jul 2, 2010: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3654G), Linden, IN, No damage. The AT-400 aircraft suffered a power loss due to first stage compressor blade failure, for reasons unknown, while spraying a corn field just north of Linden…

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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