# Accident 19990730010269A: Airtrc AT401B, Edelstein, IL, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 19:15 local time
- Place: Edelstein, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRXG
- Location: 40.9699° N, 89.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9699&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61775, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61775) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401B (registry code 0390207, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730010269A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 30, 1999, AT 1900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401B, N61775, OPERATED BY BRIAN AGRICULTURAL AVIATION, PEKIN, ILLINOIS, NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE CHIQUITA FOOD PROCESSING AIRSTRIP (2,300' X 80', GRASS) IN EDELSTEIN, ILLINOIS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS INTENDING TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN PEKIN, IL, FOLLOWING THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA268), Jul 31, 1999: Air Tractor AT-401B (N61775), Edelstein, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadequate fuel supply which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the corn crop the airplane contacted.

## Other reports on N61775 (1)

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

- [Incident 19991120035279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120035279I), Nov 20, 1999: Airtrc AT401B (N61775), Pittsburgh, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Air tractor, N61775, piloted by murray j. brian, ran out of gas and made a forced landing in a milo field about 8 miles short of his intended fuel stop…

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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