# Accident 20000414005269A: Airtrc AT401, Rupert, ID, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rupert, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.6992° N, 113.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6992&lon=-113.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1524H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524H-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601 series (registry code 64002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414005269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH TOO HEAVY OF A LOAD FOR THE CONDITIONS OF THE DAY AND COLLIDED WITH A LARGE FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE TAIL SURFACES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA073), Apr 14, 2000: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1524H), Acequia, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate clearance with the irrigation system during initial climb. A contributing factor was the irrigation pivot.

## Other reports on N1524H (1)

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

- [Accident 19980323004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980323004199A), Mar 23, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N1524H), Steele, MO, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that it was his first flight to the airport for the year. He reported the airport was used primarily by aerial applicator pilots. He…

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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