# Accident 20000811013029A: Airtrc AT802A, Cottonwood, ID, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 11:36 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.9395° N, 116.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9395&lon=-116.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6159F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6159F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG (registry code 52211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT802A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811013029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2000 ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 1136 LOCAL TIME, N6159F, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A WAS ENGAGED IN FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES NEAR THE GRANGEVILE, DI AREA. WHILE COMPLETING A WATER DROP ON A SMALL SPOT FIRE, POWER WAS ADDED AND SPARKS AND DEBRIS WERE NOTED TO COME OUT OF BOTH EXHAUST STACKS.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY POWER OFF LANDING IN THE SALMON RIVER APPROXIAMTELY 22 MILES WEST OF GRANGEVILLE, ID.  THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED IN THE WATER AND THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH 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 SEA00LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA160), Aug 11, 2000: Air Tractor AT-802F (N6159F), Salmon River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Compressor turbine blade failure due to high-cycle fatigue initiating in the surface of the fir-tree root. Factors include unsuitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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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