# Accident 19980703015869A: Airtrc AT301, Langdon, ND, July 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Langdon, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.7606° N, 98.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7606&lon=-98.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7301Y-1999-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980703015869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN A AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, LANDED HARD, NOSED OVER, CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23) OPERATOR DEPARTED LANGDON AIRPORT TO SPRAY FIELDS. FIVE MINUTES ENROUTE HE HEARD TWO LOUD BANGS, ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT ENGINE FAILED.  HE DUMPED THE HOPPER LOAD IN A FIELD AND WHEELS DUG INTO SOFT DIRT CAUSING A/C TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI98LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA236), Jul 3, 1998: Air Tractor AT301 (N7301Y), Langdon, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N7301Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19940723019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940723019589A), Jul 23, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N7301Y), Eckelson, ND, Substantial damage. Struck power line with gear on final spray run. Impacted ground.

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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