# Accident 20000420008479A: Airtrc AT301, Colquitt, GA, April 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Colquitt, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1672° N, 84.7192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1672&lon=-84.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8899S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8899S-2017-06-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420008479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF USING AN UNDER-PWERED A/C. PILOT REPORTED OBSERVING 63 PER CENT INDICATED TORQUE INSTEAD OF THE NORMAN INDICATED TORQUE OF APPROX. 75 %. PILOT CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL, ROTATED, AND ALLOWED TAIL WHEEL TO IMPACT SMALL ELECTRI FENCE. WHILE AIRBORNE, THE A/C STRUCK A SECOND FENCE. THE A/C THEN IMPACTED THE FROUND, BROKE THE LEFT MAIN MOUNT, PROCEEDED THROUGH A THIRD FENCE, STRCUK BOTH WING TIPS, ROLLED UP ON THE NOSE AND CAME TO REST AT APPROX. 90 % FROM ITS ORIGINAL HEADING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUFFERED TO THE A/C. PILOT WILL BE COUNSELED. ACTUAL SURFACE WINDS AT TIME OF TAKE OFF ARE UNKNOWN. TOTAL FLIGHT OF A/C FROM TAKEOFF TO FINAL TOUCHDOWN WAS LESS THAN 500 YARDS.

## 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 ATL00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA044), Apr 20, 2000: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8899S), Colquitt, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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