# Accident 19980808020119A: Airtrc AT301, Edgeley, ND, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Edgeley, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3591° N, 98.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3591&lon=-98.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4443S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4443S-2013-04-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808020119A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. LOAD WAS PROBABLY TOO HEAVY AND DROPPED THE LOAD. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WESTBOUND RUNWAY 26. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE AFTER TAILWHEEL LIFTED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED SECOND LIFTOFF NEARING DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT LIFTOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON LOAD. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE EAST EDGE OF GRAVEL ROAD. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS ROAD INTO MATURE CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. PILOT STATED TO HIGHWAY PATROL HE HAD 320 GALLONS OF PRODUCT. PILOT STATED TO FAA INSPECTOR HE HAD 250 GALLONS OF PRODUCT. TEMP WAS APPROX 84 F. LT. AND VARIABLE WIND. DENSITY ALTITUDE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS WELL AS WEIGHT AND BALANCE. PILOT WAS LOADED TO 5895# AT TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI98LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA305), Aug 9, 1998: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4443S), Edgeley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed resulting in a stall/mush condition during the initial climb. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, high aircraft weight, and pilot's…

## Other reports on N4443S (1)

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

- [Incident 19880515024559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515024559I), May 15, 1988: Airtrc AT301 (N4443S), Edinburg, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on a low level spray run. Forced landing in an extremely soft field. Aircraft flipped over.

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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