# Accident 20000421008289A: Airtrc AT301, Gould, AR, April 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gould, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.9798° N, 91.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9798&lon=-91.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8699S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8699S-2000-09-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421008289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2000 AT 1300 CENTRAL TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301-301, N8699S, REGISTERED TO JOHN M. ROGERS, DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIR FIELD ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF GOULD, AR. AFTER TAKE OFF, THE A/C DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A FIELD BOUNCING TWICE AND ROLLING FOR ABOUT 100 YDS. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF, THE A/C BECAME AIRBORNE. THE A/C FAILED TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CROSS A SET OF POWER LINES. THE A/C CONTACTED THE ELECTRICAL POWER LINES, WHICH PREVENTED FURTHER FLIGHT. THE A/C IMPACTED THE EARTH IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. AT CONTACT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILED, THE A/C THEN SPUN TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST AT 270 DEGREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (SUNNY AND WINDY). THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA130), Apr 21, 2000: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8699S), Gould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The stall/mush encountered by the pilot. A factor was the crosswind.

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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