# Accident 20000731010099A: Airtrc AT301, Circle, MT, July 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Circle, MT
- Airport: Circle Town County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.3097° N, 105.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3097&lon=-105.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4330S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4330S-2017-10-26) (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 SEA00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000731010099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A SPRAY PATH HALF WAY DOWN A FIELD AT 8-10 FEET OF ALTITUDE, HE HIT A GUY WIRE OFF OF A POLE IN THE CENTER OF THE FIELD. PILOT DID NOT SEE THE UNMARKED WIRE UNTIL HE WAS WITHIN 10 FEET OF IT.

## 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 SEA00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA148), Jul 31, 2000: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4330S), Brockway, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

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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